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- 3,500+ MB/s throughput and 390,000+ IOPS
- Two internal cache ports and up to 4 SSDs for caching
- Scalable design, up to 864TB raw capacity
- Virtualization-ready, centralized data storage, backup, sharing and disaster recovery
QTS - Simple and efficient
Thanks to QTS’s intuitive user interface, system operations of the TS-EC1680U are smooth and handy. Its intelligent desktop allows you to find the desired functions quickly, create desktop shortcuts or group shortcuts, monitor important system information on a real-time basis, and open multiple application windows to run multiple tasks concurrently, bringing greater working efficiency.
Learn more：QTS4
Qsirch – A smarter, faster way to search
Quickly and easily find documents, photos, videos, and music with Qsirch, QNAP's new built-in NAS search application lets you find what you need by real-time, natural search. Simply type in as much as you know about what you are trying to find, including bits of the file name or even words/phrases in the document, and Qsirch will display a list of matches, complete with thumbnails, as you type. Qsirch even remembers your search history so you can quickly navigate to files you've previously searched for. Qsirch is a huge productivity boost – it greatly reduces the amount of time spent looking for files on the NAS so you can focus on other tasks.
Note: 2GB RAM (4GB or more RAM is recommended for optimum performance) and QTS 4.1 or newer firmware is required.
Learn more: Qsirch
Breakthrough performance
The TS-EC1680U supports 6Gbps hard drives driving over 3,500 MB/s throughput and 390,000 IOPS*. Featuring with Intel® Xeon® E3 v3 Quad-Core Processor and 4 GB DDR3 ECC RAM, the TS-EC1680U greatly enhances efficiency of CPU-consuming tasks and serves more concurrent tasks at the same time.
*Tested in QNAP Lab. Figures could vary by environment.
Test Environment： 4 Client PC configurations: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU, 16GB DDR3 RAM, Windows 7 professional 64-bit, Dual-port Intel X520 10GbE Server Adapter, IOMeter sequential read and write. NAS Configuration： OCZ Vertex4 VTX4-25SAT3-128G SSDs with RAID 6 configuration, QNAP LAN-10G2T-X550 dual-port 10GBase-T network adapter*2
Internal cache port for IO acceleration
The TS-EC1680U supports two on-board mSATA internal cache ports, and up to 4 SSDs can be used for caching. By installing mSATA flash modules (optional purchase), the IOPS performance of storage volumes can remarkably boost. It is perfect for improving overall workflow of random IOPS demanding applications such as database and virtualization. The internal cache port design reserves the space of hard drive tray for more storage capacity.
*Instead of installing the mSATA in the internal cache port, SSDs are supported to be installed in the hard drive tray. Visit SSD cache
Removable motherboard drawer for easy maintenance
With the TS-EC1680U's removable motherboard drawer, IT administrators have easier access in upgrading/installing components such as RAM, the internal cache and 10GbE adapter. The motherboard itself can be removed and replaced without needing to remove the heavy TS-EC1680U from the rack cabinet, making it especially useful in maintaining the TS-EC1680U in data centers with multiple rack cabinets.
Note: Power-off is necessary before removing the motherboard drawer. It is not hot-pluggable.
10GbE ready
The TS-EC1680U offers four inbuilt Gigabit Ethernet ports and supports 10 Gigabit high speed network by installing 10GbE network adapter. The 10GbE-ready TS-EC1680U delivers lightening data throughput. Coupled with the support for large storage capacity, the TS-EC1680U is perfect for data centers to storage big data and excel in fast data transmission, and for editing large size videos on-the-fly without transferring the videos between the TS-EC1680U and desktop computers.
Learn more：10GbE solution
Up to 5 year warranty
QNAP's TS-EC1680U offers up to 5 year warranty for an optional purchase. All QNAP NAS devices come with at least a 2-year standard warranty while enterprise models come with 3-year standard warranty. If standard warranty is not enough, QNAP Extended Warranty Service coverage offers our customers up to 5 years of worry-free protection. Refer to this link for more information on QNAP's extended warranty.
Seamless capacity expansion
The TS-EC1680U supports online capacity expansion by cascading multiple QNAP RAID expansion enclosures to meet the needs of growing business data. With the QNAP scale-up solution, raw storage capacity can be gradually expanded to 864TB. It is especially useful for large data applications, such as video surveillance, data archiving, and TV broadcast storage, to name few.
The maximum raw storage capacity available by connecting RAID expansion enclosures:
| Turbo NAS Model | RAID Expansion Enclosure | No. of RAID Expansion Enclosure | Total HDD No. (NAS + Enclosure) | Max. Raw Capacity (TB) * |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TS-EC1680U | REXP-1620U-RP | 8 | 144 | 864 |
| 7 | 128 | 768 | ||
| 6 | 112 | 672 | ||
| 5 | 96 | 576 | ||
| 4 | 80 | 480 | ||
| 3 | 64 | 384 | ||
| 2 | 48 | 288 | ||
| 1 | 32 | 192 | ||
| REXP-1220U-RP | 8 | 112 | 672 | |
| 7 | 100 | 600 | ||
| 6 | 88 | 528 | ||
| 5 | 76 | 456 | ||
| 4 | 64 | 384 | ||
| 3 | 52 | 312 | ||
| 2 | 40 | 240 | ||
| 1 | 28 | 168 |
*The maximum capacity is calculated by 6TB HDDs.
Learn more：RAID expansion enclosures
Powerful QNAP flexible volume
QNAP flexible volume provides a more secure and flexible way to store the NAS data. This next generation volume offers powerful features such as storage pooling with multiple RAID group protection, thin provisioned volume with space reclaim, block-level iSCSI LUN, and online capacity expansion. The QTS Storage Manager neatly presents tools and options for managing system storage which simplifies the process of NAS capacity expansion and QNAP RAID expansion enclosure management.
Learn more：QTS storage manager, QNAP flexible volume
Cross-platform file sharing, centralized data storage
The TS-EC1680U supports SMB/CIFS, NFS, and AFP protocols for file sharing across Windows, Mac, Linux/UNIX networks. Data, logs and ISO image of CDs and DVDs can be centralized store in the NAS and protected by integrated antivirus solution. The Windows AD and LDAP services enable system administrators to configure user permissions by using existing Windows AD server, LDAP server or NAS build-in LDAP service.
Learn more：ISO share, Syslog service, Antivirus, Windows Active Directory (AD), LDAP Directory Service
Well-rounded backup solutions to secure data
The TS-EC1680U offers well-rounded backup solutions as a reliable backup center. QNAP NetBak Replicator supports scheduled and real-time data backup on Windows OS. Mac Time Machine is also supported to provide Mac OS X users with an effortless solution to back up data to the TS-EC1680U.
Learn more：NetBak Replicator, Time Machine backup
Disaster recovery solutions brings peace of mind
The TS-EC1680U offers various data recovery options. RTRR (Real-Time Remote Replication) supports real time or scheduled data backup to a remote Turbo NAS or FTP server and synchronizes files to a remote folder from a local folder with better backup efficiency and reduced backup time. The TS-EC1680U also supports rsync protocol to back up data to another remote server on scheduling basis. Besides, data can be backed up to cloud storage, such as Amazon® S3, Amazon Glacier, Microsoft® Azure, ElephantDrive®, Dropbox® and Google Cloud Storage, and restored to the TS-EC1680U anytime.
Learn more：Cloud storage backup, RTRR
Comprehensive security options
In the open network environment, business data might be exposed in potential hack. The TS-EC1680U provides numerous security options, such as encrypted access, IP blocking, and so on. Besides, IT administrators can control the access rights of each user to different folders, preventing unauthorized access to important files. The TS-EC1680U is validated with military level FIPS 140-2 AES 256-bit encryption, preventing the sensitive business data from unauthorized access and breach even if the hard disk drives or the entire system were stolen.
Learn more：Encrypted access, IP blocking, Hard drive encryption
Storage for comprehensive virtualization applications
The TS-EC1680U is VMware® Ready™, Citrix® Ready™, compatible with Microsoft® Hyper-V™ certification and Windows Server 2012, benefiting flexible deployment and management in the virtualization environments. The TS-EC1680U supports VMware VAAI and Microsoft ODX to increase performance by offloading server loading for ESXi and Hyper-V respectively, and supports QNAP vSphere Client plug-in and QNAP SMI-S provider with enhanced efficiency of operations and management in virtualization applications.
Learn more： VMware® Ready™, Citrix® /Ready™, Microsoft® Hyper-V™, VMware VAAI, Microsoft ODX, SMI-S provider for Microsoft SCVMM
Run multiple OS’ on the TS-EC1680U
The Virtualization Station transforms the TS-EC1680U into a 2-in-a-box NAS that can function as an all-in-one NAS and a virtualization platform supporting multiple operating systems, fast virtual machine creation, virtual machine import/export, snapshot, and enables desktop operations on web browser. With the easy-to-use interface, you can centrally manage all virtual machines created on the TS-EC1680U with least efforts. Furthermore, you can download VMs on demand from the online VM markets and import them to TS-EC1680U to use directly without any complex procedure.
Note: Pre-installed with 4GB RAM x1. You can upgrade the RAM to 32GB to run 8 virtual machines.
Learn more：Virtualization Station
Highly-efficient storage solution for video editing
Digital film and video production produces volumes of data that require high performance RAID storage with sustainable throughput to balance with the demanding output of video editing. The TS-EC1680U fulfills storage and video editing needs with a high speed 10GbE network interface. Digital videos can be quickly stored and edited on the TS-EC1680U directly over the network.
File synchronization across multiple devices
The Qsync utility turns your TS-EC1680U into a safe data center for file synchronization with large storage capacity. Any file uploaded to the TS-EC1680U will be made available for all linked devices, such as computers, laptops or mobile devices. Qsync is especially useful for frequent travelers to manage files and always have the most updated files on different devices. Qsync provides multiple ways of file synchronization and group file sharing, greatly enhancing the flexibility of collaboration.
Learn more：Qsync
Comprehensive surveillance solution with 24/7 security
The TS-EC1680U Surveillance Station is a professional surveillance solution with a wide range of over 2,600 compatible IP camera models and expandable IP camera channel licenses. It supports real-time monitoring, video and audio recording and playback with flexible options to customize. You can also install the Vmobile app on your iOS® or Android™ mobile devices to manage the monitoring channels anytime and anywhere, and safeguard your office environment.
Learn more：Surveillance Station
Additional SMB-ready features
The TS-EC1680U supports various business applications as an all-in-one Turbo NAS with cost-efficiency.
| The Turbo NAS supports FTP server to share large size files, coming with user-defined settings including bandwidth limitation, number of connections, and write-only permission. |
| The Turbo NAS supports VPN server which provides an easy way for IT administrators to build up a secure private network and allows the staff to log on from outside the office and access business resources securely such as files and Internet connections. |
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*Click here to learn more other business features.
Install-on-demand apps extend NAS features
The TS-EC1680U has built in App Center providing various install-on-demand apps developed by QNAP and third-party developers, including backup/sync, business, content management, communications, download, entertainment, and so on. It’s also a central place to manage and update installed apps. Besides, QNAP’s development platform brings forth the open-source spirit to welcome program developers to develop various applications, adding values to the TS-EC1680U for extensive opportunities.
Learn more：App Center
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Optional Accessories
- Storage Expansion Card
- Network Expansion Card
- Other Accessories
- Interface Expansion
- Cable / Transceiver
- RAM
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QM2-2P-244ADual M.2 22110/2280 PCIe SSD expansion card;
Dimension (L × W × H): 26.50 × 12.00 × 5.50 (cm)
Weight: 0.29 (kg)
Note: Please check the M.2 SSD compatibility list and QM2 Installation Guide
QM2-2P-344 (EOL)Dual M.2 PCIe SSD expansion card; supports up to two M.2 2280/22110 formfactor M.2 PCIe (Gen3 x4) SSDs; PCIe Gen3 x4 host interface; Low-profile bracket pre-loaded, Low-profile flat and Full-height are bundled
Dimension (L × W × H): 19.50 × 5.30 × 12.30 (cm)
Weight: 0.30 (kg)
QM2-2P-344ADual M.2 PCIe SSD expansion card; M.2 2280/22110 PCIe NVMe(Gen 3x4) SSDs; PCIe Gen3x4 host interface
Dimension (L × W × H): 17.05 × 6.89 × 1.93 (cm)
Weight: 0.30 (kg)
QM2-2P-384 (EOL)Dual M.2 PCIe SSD expansion card; supports up to two M.2 2280/22110 formfactor M.2 PCIe (Gen3 x4) SSDs; PCIe Gen3 x8 host interface; Low-profile bracket pre-loaded, Low-profile flat and Full-height are bundled
Dimension (L × W × H): 19.50 × 5.30 × 12.30 (cm)
Weight: 0.30 (kg)
QM2-2P-384ADual M.2 PCIe SSD expansion card; M.2 2280/22110 PCIe NVMe(Gen 3x4) SSDs; PCIe Gen3x8 host interface
Dimension (L × W × H): 17.05 × 6.89 × 1.93 (cm)
Weight: 0.30 (kg)
QM2-2P10G1TBQM2 series, 2 x PCIe 2280 M.2 SSD slots, PCIe Gen3 x 8 , 1 x Marvell AQC113C 10GbE NBASE-T port
Dimension (L × W × H): 15.27 × 6.89 × 1.89 (cm)
Weight: 0.30 (kg)
QM2-2P2G2TQNAP QM2 series, 2 x PCIe 2280 M.2 SSD slots, PCIe Gen3 x 4 , 2 x Intel I225LM 2.5GbE NBASE-T port
Dimension (L × W × H): 15.30 × 1.90 × 6.90 (cm)
Weight: 0.29 (kg)
QM2-2S-220ADual M.2 22110/2280 SATA SSD expansion card;
Dimension (L × W × H): 19.50 × 5.30 × 12.30 (cm)
Weight: 0.30 (kg)
QM2-4P-384Quad M.2 PCIe SSD expansion card; supports up to four M.2 2280 formfactor M.2 PCIe (Gen3 x4) SSDs; PCIe Gen3 x8 host interface; Low-profile bracket pre-loaded, Low-profile flat and Full-height are bundled
Dimension (L × W × H): 5.50 × 26.50 × 12.00 (cm)
Weight: 0.32 (kg)
QM2-4S-240 (EOL)Quad M.2 2280 SATA SSD expansion card
Dimension (L × W × H): 5.50 × 26.50 × 12.00 (cm)
Weight: 0.32 (kg)
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LAN-10G1T-UQNAP single-port 10 Gigabit 10GBASE-T network expansion card
Dimension (L × W × H): 11.30 × 18.40 × 5.20 (cm)
Weight: 0.26 (kg)
LAN-10G2SF-MLX (EOL)Dual-port 10GbE SFP+ network expansion card, Brackets for rackmount,tower and full height models are included.
Dimension (L × W × H): 6.00 × 10.50 × 26.00 (cm)
Weight: 0.24 (kg)
LAN-10G2T-X550 (EOL)QNAP Dual-port 10 Gigabit Network Expansion Card for rackmount and tower models (10GBASE-T interface)
Dimension (L × W × H): 6.00 × 10.50 × 26.00 (cm)
Weight: 0.42 (kg)
LAN-40G2SF-MLX (EOL)Dual-port QSFP+ 40Gb network expansion card; low-profile formfactor; PCIe Gen3 x8
Dimension (L × W × H): 6.00 × 10.50 × 26.00 (cm)
Weight: 0.24 (kg)
QXG-10G1TSingle-port (10Gbase-T) 10GbE network expansion card, PCIe Gen3 x4, Low-profile bracket pre-loaded, Low-profile flat and Full-height are bundled
Dimension (L × W × H): 14.30 × 19.30 × 5.20 (cm)
Weight: 0.17 (kg)
QXG-10G2TDual-port 10GBASE-T 10Gb network expansion card; low-profile formfactor; PCIe Gen3 x4
Dimension (L × W × H): 5.45 × 3.95 × 1.80 (cm)
Weight: 0.29 (kg)
QXG-10G2T-107 (EOL)Dual-port 10GBASE-T 10Gb network expansion card; low-profile formfactor; PCIe Gen2 x4
Dimension (L × W × H): 14.50 × 19.00 × 5.20 (cm)
Weight: 0.24 (kg)
QXG-10G2TB (EOL)Dual-port 10GbE Network Adaptor, Aquantia AQC113C
Dimension (L × W × H): 10.47 × 1.61 × 6.89 (cm)
Weight: 0.28 (kg)
QXG-25G2SF-CX6Dual-port SFP28 25Gb network expansion card; Mellanox ConnectX-6 Lx;low-profile formfactor; PCIe Gen4 x8
Dimension (L × W × H): 12.00 × 1.65 × 6.90 (cm)
Weight: 0.15 (kg)
QXG-2G1T-I225Single port 2.5GbE 4-speed Network card
Dimension (L × W × H): 6.73 × 6.89 × 2.52 (cm)
Weight: 0.19 (kg)
QXG-2G2T-I225Dual port 2.5GbE 4-speed Network card
Dimension (L × W × H): 8.13 × 6.89 × 2.52 (cm)
Weight: 0.23 (kg)
QXG-5G2T-111CQNAP dual port 5GbE multi-Gig expansion card;Aquantia AQC111C;Gen2 x 2;low profile
Dimension (L × W × H): 14.50 × 19.00 × 5.20 (cm)
Weight: 0.20 (kg)
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PWR-PSU-770W-DT01770W Delta power supply
Dimension (L × W × H): 4.30 × 1.30 × 1.00 (cm)
Weight: 2.43 (kg)
Note: For safety information and operating instructions, please refer to the documentation of your original QNAP product.
QNA-UC5G1T
SP-A02-6CM4-FAN-MODULE (EOL)System cooling fan module, 8 cm 11500 rpm*4
Dimension (L × W × H): 45.00 × 15.00 × 13.00 (cm)
Weight: 1.10 (kg)
SP-A02-8CM4A-FAN-MODULE (EOL)System cooling fan module, 8 cm 9950 rpm*4 (with air flow sponge)
Dimension (L × W × H): 43.50 × 18.70 × 11.80 (cm)
Weight: 1.48 (kg)
SP-A02-8CM4B-FAN-MODULE (EOL)System cooling fan module, 8 cm 9950 rpm*4
Dimension (L × W × H): 43.50 × 18.70 × 11.80 (cm)
Weight: 1.48 (kg)
SP-X79U-TRAYHDD tray with black flat head machine screw x4 for 2.5" HDD & silver flat head machine screw x4 for 3.5" HDD
Dimension (L × W × H): 19.00 × 14.00 × 4.00 (cm)
Weight: 0.20 (kg)
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QXP-10G2U3ADual-port USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps Type-A PCIe Gen 3 x2 Card, Asmedia ASM3142
Dimension (L × W × H): 8.96 × 6.89 × 1.40 (cm)
Weight: 0.09 (kg)
QXP-1620S-B3616W4-port miniSAS HD host bus adapter, Broadcom Mercator SAS3616W, PCIe 3.0 x 16 for TL SAS JBOD series
Dimension (L × W × H): 14.97 × 6.89 × 2.30 (cm)
Weight: 0.23 (kg)
QXP-16G2FCQNAP 2-port 16Gbps fiber channel adapter, PCIe 3.0 x8, SFP+, low profile, w/ SFP+ 16G transceivers
Dimension (L × W × H): 19.00 × 14.30 × 5.00 (cm)
Weight: 0.40 (kg)
Note: The FC adapter can only be supported on QNAP QTS & QTS Hero NAS operating systems.
QXP-32G2FCQNAP 2-port 32Gbps fiber channel adapter, PCIe 3.0 x8, SFP+, low profile, w/ SFP+ 32G optical transceivers
Dimension (L × W × H): 19.00 × 14.30 × 5.00 (cm)
Weight: 0.40 (kg)
Note: The FC adapter can only be supported on QNAP QTS & QTS Hero NAS operating systems.
QXP-820S-B34082-port miniSAS HD host bus adapter, Broadcom Tomcat SAS3408, PCIe 3.0 x 8 for TL SAS JBOD series
Dimension (L × W × H): 12.97 × 6.89 × 23.00 (cm)
Weight: 0.21 (kg)
USB-U31A2P01 (EOL)USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps Type-A Dual-port PCIe Card
Dimension (L × W × H): 11.30 × 18.50 × 5.20 (cm)
Weight: 0.17 (kg)
Note: USB cabe is not included.
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TRX-10GSFP-SR-MLXMellanox MFM1T02A-SR SFP+ Optical Module for 10GBASE-SR
Dimension (L × W × H): 12.00 × 19.50 × 3.50 (cm)
Weight: 0.10 (kg)
TRX-25GSFP28-SROptical Transceiver 25GbE SFP28 LC-LC 850nm SR up to 100m
Dimension (L × W × H): 9.65 × 1.36 × 1.04 (cm)
Weight: 0.07 (kg)
CAB-DAC15M-SFP28SFP28 25GbE twinaxial direct attach cable, 1.5M
Dimension (L × W × H): 150.00 × 1.36 × 0.86 (cm)
Weight: 0.17 (kg)
CAB-DAC30M-SFP28SFP28 25GbE twinaxial direct attach cable, 3.0M
Dimension (L × W × H): 300.00 × 1.36 × 0.86 (cm)
Weight: 0.28 (kg)
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RAM-2GDR3EC-LD-1600DDR type: DDRⅢ(240 PIN)
Capacity: 2GB
Spec: 256M X 8
Frequency: 1600
Form(PIN): 240PIN
with ECC Supported: ECC
Power Supply: 1.5V
Temperature: 0℃~85℃
Environmental Regulation: RoHS
RAM-4GDR3-LD-1600DDR type: DDRⅢ(240 PIN)
Capacity: 4GB
Spec: 512M X 8
Frequency: 1600
Form(PIN): 240PIN
Power Supply: 1.5V
Temperature: 0℃~85℃
Environmental Regulation: RoHS
