QNAP TS-431 + in the test

Test report: very good (90 points) Price: 375 EuroPrice: 375 EuroPrice: 375 EuroPrice: Also 2.5-inch HDDs Remote access: IPv4 / IPv6-capable (Relay service) Connections: 3 x USB 3.0


QNAP TS-431 +


The network storage Qnap TS-431 + counts with around 375 euro road price to the more expensive 4-Bay NAS devices. Internal drives can be attached to the plastic drive frame in 3.5 or 2.5-inch format. The required screws are included in the delivery. The initial setup of the network storage runs through the browser and is exemplary solved - including the registration with the online service myQNAPcloud, which allows access from the outside via DDNS


Very nice: Access to the data store from the outside works even if the NAS hangs on a DS-Lite connection. Here Qnap offers the external access via a Relay service via the NAS app Cloudlink. The Qnap TS-431 + has two gigabit LAN ports that provide link aggregation for increased fault tolerance and load balancing for multiple client accesses. Over a LAN port, we found excellent transfer rates of about 110 MByte / s when reading and writing. Three USB 3.0 ports allow you to connect external storage, USB printers, or (supported) wireless adapters.


Qnap TS-431 +: Functions en mass


The maximum storage capacity of 4 x 8 TB of the NAS Qnap TS-431 + is huge. And the functionality of the TS-431 + is also huge, which can be extended even by a large number of NAS apps. For example, the fan can be controlled according to individual temperature settings. In addition to the "conventional" services such as FTP, NFS, AFP, WebDAV, Print, iTunes or DLNA (with Twonky) servers, the NAS also has Radius and VPN servers as well as a VPN client Board


Qnap TS-431 +: Measurement values ​​


Data backups run both from the PC to the network hard drives, here Qnap offers suitable backup software, as well as from the NAS to USB storage or to a second NAS.


The Qnap TS-431 + is certainly not particularly favorable with 375 euros. You get a fast 4-Bay NAS with a double GBit-LAN ​​connection and a wide range of functions and services.


Qnap TS-431 +: Conclusion