QNAP TS-451 Review

Security:

• Security Level: Specify the IP address or the network domain from which the connections to the NAS are allowed or denied.
• Network Access Protection: The network access protection enhances system security and prevents unwanted intrusion. You can block an IP for a certain period of time or forever if the IP fails to login the NAS from a particular connection method.
• Certificate & Private Key: You can upload a secure certificate issued by a trusted provider.

Hardware:

• General: Enable Configuration Rest switch, Hard disk standby mode, Enable write cache.
• Buzzer: Enable alarm buzzer for operations or events
• Smart Fan: Enable smart fan or manually configure

Power:

• EuP Mode Configuration: EuP (also Energy-using Products) is a European Union (EU) directive designed to improve the energy efficiency of electrical devices, reduce use of hazardous substances, increase ease of product recycling, and improve environment-friendliness of the product.
• Wake-on-LAN: Turn on this option to allow the users to power on the NAS remotely by Wake on LAN.
• Power Recovery: Configure the NAS to resume to the previous power-on or power-off status, turn on, or remain off when the AC power resumes after a power outage.
• Power Schedule: Specify the schedule for automatic system power on, power off, or restart. Weekdays stand for Monday to Friday; weekend stands for Saturday and Sunday. Up to 15 schedules can be set.

Notification:

• SMTP Server: Configure the SMTP server settings to send email messages.
• SMSC Server: Configure the SMS server settings to send SMS messages to the specified phone number(s) from the NAS.
• Alert Notification: Alert Notification settings

Firmware update:

• Live Update: Download updates in install
• Firmware Update: upload an update for install

Backup / Restore:

• Backup / Restore Settings: To back up all the settings, including the user accounts, server name, network configuration and so on, click “Backup” and select to open or save the setting file.
• Restore to Factory Default: To reset all the system settings to default

External Device:

• External Storage: configure a storage devices connected to the NAS
• USB Printer: Use your NAS as a print server for non-networked printers.
• UPS: Enable UPS Support

System Status:

• System Information
• Network Status
• System Service
• Hardware Information
• Resource Monitor

System Logs:

• System Event Logs
• System Connection Logs
• Online Users
• Syslog Client Management