Thecus® Technology Corp. today announced the launch of its newest 2-bay NAS, the N2810, a NAS server designed to optimize multitasking and provide seamless 4K multimedia playback. The N2810 is equipped with the newest generation Intel Braswell N3050 1.6 GHz dual-core processors (burst to 2.16 GHz) and 2 GB DDR3 RAM. Furthermore the N2810 supports AES-NI encryption engine for increased performance and enhanced security.
“The N2810 steps up to the challenges that 4K playback creates and provides a robust hardware platform that is able to handle multiple tasks with ease,” said Florence Shih, CEO at Thecus Technology Corp. “With the recent development of our newest operating system, ThecusOS 7.0, we are elated to announce that the N2810 will be the first Thecus NAS to be released with the new software.”
Its compact, sleek design allows the N2810 to fit perfectly alongside an entertainment center or office desk. The unit comes equipped with three USB 3.0 ports for maximized transfer speeds and two LAN ports that allow for 7 modes of link aggregation. The N2810 is outfitted with an HDMI port for local playback and supports USB devices, Apple TV, and Chromecast. Furthermore, the N2810 supports a wide range of apps including Kodi and Plex for a rich multimedia experience.
For increased data protection, the N2810 comes bundled with free Intel Security and Acronis. The N2810 supports the Thecus System Failure feature ensuring full system redundancy and cloud services such as DropBox, Amazon S3, and ElephantDrive.
The N2810 runs on the newly designed ThecusOS 7.0 offering an easy to use, intuitive user interface. Introducing several new features including Photo Station, Thecus App Center (including over 700 apps), and User Profile, ThecusOS 7.0 delivers significant improvements in design, performance, and user experience.
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1. Hardware Platform
Item : Spec
Processor: Intel® Celeron® N3050 1.6GHz burst up to 2.16GHz Dual-Core
System Memory : 2GB DDR3
Memory expandable up to : 4 or 8GB Memory Compatibility List
LAN Interface: RJ-45x2: 10/100/1000 BASE-TX Auto MDI/MDI-X
WOL supported
USB Interface: USB 3.0 host port x3 (front x1, back x2)
LED Indicator: Power LED: White
WAN/LAN1 LED: White
LAN LED: White
USB LED: Activity/Failure: White/Red
HDMI Output: HDMI port (back x1)
Disk Interface: 2 x SATA for internal
Power Supply: 48W extend power adapter
Thermal/Fan control: Thermal sensor on processor temperature
System FAN speed controlled by temperature
System Clock: Battery-backed up system clock
Power Management: Auto power on after shutdown due to power loss
Buttons: Power button
Buzzer: Adjustable frequency alarm
Environment: Temperature: 0°C to 40°C (Operation) -40°C to 70°C (Non-operation)
Humidity: 0 ~ 80 % R.H. (Non-condensing)
Chassis: 2bays Tower Metal Chassis
Dimensions (HxWxD): 146 x 102 x 213 (mm)/ 5.17 x 4.02 x 8.39 (in)
Certificates : CE/FCC/C-Tick/VCCI/BSMI
RoHS
WEEE
2. Software Functions
RAID
RAID Modes : RAID 0, 1 and JBOD
Auto-rebuild: Supported
Hot-swap: Supported
Hot Spare: Supported
RAID Expansion: Supported
RAID Volume Encryption: AES256bit
Disk
Power Management: Available spin-down on idle setting
Bad Block Scanning: Supported
SMART Info: Supported
SMART Test: Supported
Disk Roaming: Supports volume-based roaming to other Thecus NAS (Require ThecusOS 7 64 bit)
SED Disk: Supported
Network
Configuration : Fixed IP address, dynamic IP address
Transport Protocols : TCP/IP/AppleTalk
File Protocols : SMB/CIFS, HTTP/HTTPS, FTP, NFS v4, AFP
Link Aggregation: Load balance, Failover, 802.3ad, Balance-XOR, Balance-TLB, Balance-ALB, Broadcast
TCP/IP: IPV6 & IPV4
DDNS: Supported
SSH: Supported
UPnP: Supported
UPnP Port forwarding: Supported
Bonjour: Supported
VPN Server: Supported
vLan: Supported
System status
System Monitor: Monitoring CPU, memory, Temperature, fan, network utilization and protocols access user count
Syslog Management: Send syslog to assigned location
Act as syslog server to receive log info from other systems
Data Access
Client OS Support : Windows XP and after
Windows Server 2003 and after
UNIX/Linux
Mac OS X
FTP : Built-in FTP server with bandwidth control
Secure FTP: Built-in secure FTP server with bandwidth control
TFTP: Users can download and upload files with TFTP programs
Download Manager: BT download (via Transmission module)
NZB download (via NZB module)
WebDAV/WebDAV SSL: Supported
Printer Server (IPP) : Supports USB printers
Supports a wide range of IPP printers
Client can manage print tasks (list/delete) via web user interface
Data Backup
Client Incremental Data Backup: Acronis True Image (OEM version)
Client System Disaster Recovery: Acronis True Image (OEM version)
Mac OS X Time Machine: Supported
Local folder/iSCSI Backup: Supported
Remote folder/iSCSI Backup: Supported
Snapshot: Supported (Btrfs)
System Failover: Supported
Block Level Access
iSCSI Target/Initiator: Supports Microsoft/Mac OS X/Linux initiators and Thecus NAS targets
iSCSI Thin Provisioning: Supported
MPIO: Supported
MCS: Supported
Clustering : Supported
SCSI3 Persistent Group Reservation : Supported
Power Management
Scheduled Power On/Off: Supported
Volume Management
Multiple RAID : Supported
Multiple File System Selectable : EXT4/XFS/Btrfs
Multimedia Support
iTunes Server : Supports AAC, MP3 w/ID3 tag and WAV
Media Server: Supports uPnP AV streaming protocol (via Module)
User Authentication
Local User : Supports built-in user accounts
Local Group : Supports built-in user groups
Windows ADS: Supported
LDAP: Supported
User Profile
Photo Center: Supported
File Center: Supported
APP Center: Supported
Cloud Backup
DropBox: Supported (via module)
ElephantDriver: Supported (via module)
Amazon S3: Supported
File System
Type : Journaling File System
Language Support : Unicode Support
Authorization (ACL): “Read”, “write”, or “deny” privileges to individual users or groups in folders and sub-folders
User Quota: Supported (exclude Btrfs)
Folder Quota: Supported (Btrfs only)
Administration
User Interface: Web-based user interface supports English, Traditional Chinese, Simplied Chinese, Japanese, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian.
Utility Program : MS Windows Setup Wizard
Supports Windows XP and after
Mac OS X Setup Wizard
Email Notifications: Sends system messages via email to the system administrator
SNMP Trap: System information trap out
DDNS: Supported
Mobile Applications (iOS/Android)
T-OnTheGo™ (IOS/Android): Upload, download and stream multimedia
Data Security
Virus Scan: Supports Intel ® Security (via module)
Capacity Expansion
Stackable: Can extend for 5 additional iSCSI volumes from other Thecus NAS
Others
Recycle Bin: Supported
ISO Mount: Supported
Local Display: X-Window via HDMI output
Disk Wipe: Supported
Disk Clone: Supported