Network drives can be useful in the work of architectural bureaus and workshops, when it is necessary to organize reliable storage and convenient use of all digital data at the permanent workplace and when working remotely. Climatic and lighting equipment, communication and security equipment, playback and data storage devices are equally in demand for homes, offices and public facilities. This trend is reflected in architecture in general and in the design of individual rooms. Nowadays, competent design of buildings and interiors takes into account the most rational and technological solutions, including control systems, specialized and multifunctional devices. At the same time, the same equipment is often used for commercial and residential projects. Home cinemas, video surveillance and fire protection, Internet access, climate and lighting control, electricity consumption control - this requires screens and players, communication devices and servers, air conditioners and hoods, sensors, controllers.
QNAP Turbo NAS is a versatile solution for centralized storage, IP video surveillance, multimedia streaming, and more, while integrating into popular home and office control and automation systems such as Control4, Crestron and RTI. For office
Reliable operation of office and network equipment, information protection and security at the enterprise, optimization of IT infrastructure and economical consumption of resources are the key components of the success of modern business.
Shared memory for files and media, workstations and virtual machines
Disk space of QNAP NAS can simultaneously serve to store public and private files available to computers on Windows, Linux and Mac OS, content for multimedia players, as well as for use by workstations and hosting virtual machines running external hypervisors or the Turbo NAS itself. The Storage Manager service allows you to flexibly allocate capacity, including attached expansion shelves with support for fault-tolerant RAID arrays, storage pools, disk volumes, and iSCSI targets. Additional features of the embedded QTS operating system allow you to back up data to other QNAP drives, third-party servers and cloud storage services.
IP video surveillance recorder and archive
Any Turbo NAS drive can be used as an NVR for IP cameras or storage for video surveillance archive from third-party monitoring and video servers. The Surveillance Station service supports adding licenses for IP cameras (the limit depends on the device model), combining several servers into a single system (up to 128 cameras), connecting a local monitor (for models with an HDMI port), control using mobile devices, as well as mice and keyboards.
Broadcast advertising and presentations
A special application "Signage Station" for QNAP storages allows you to create promotional materials using graphics, text and various templates for further broadcasting over the network, including video walls, tablets and smartphones - to view it, just open the link in any popular web browser … Such content can be used for informational support of presentations and entertainment events, as menus and advertisements in tourism, trade and public catering enterprises, as well as in medical and educational institutions.
For home
Home theater and a high-quality speaker system, controlled natural and artificial lighting, and a variety of climatic equipment - the convenience of handling such technologies can be part of a lifestyle.
One control panel
You can get rid of multiple remotes and wires for a variety of equipment - with device compatibility and bundling of functions, you can create a home theater based on QNAP NAS and one remote control. The compatibility of Turbo NAS drives with controllers of popular control systems allows you to simultaneously watch a movie and use the capabilities of a smart home using a special console, as well as a tablet or smartphone with an application from the corresponding developer installed.
Centralized media library
Turbo NAS is designed for centralized and reliable storage of information. The embedded operating system QNAP QTS has tools for automatic indexing of multimedia files, video transcoding, as well as a set of applications for easy cataloging and sharing with other devices or users. You can view photos, play music or videos on various DLNA-compatible network devices, computers and mobile gadgets.
HD media player
With an HDMI port and HD Station app, Turbo NAS models from the x51 / x53 / x63 series are a complete home theater multimedia player. You can also view websites in the Google Chrome browser and live images from IP cameras, chat in Skype and control all available functions not only from a universal remote control or mobile device, but also using a wireless mouse and keyboard.
