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Page 3 of 6 Once you’ve got the drive/s sorted, there’s many other options for you to fiddle with... umm, I mean configure, in the TS-209 Pro’s web interface, such as setting up different user accounts and quota’s, network settings for both LAN and Web services just to name a few. QNAP describe the TS-290 Pro as a 12-in-1 NAS server, with the following services: So we’ve got quite a list there, even though some of the items listed above are pushing the friendship a bit when it comes to being claimed as services – I think RAID capability is a hardware feature, not a service – maybe I’m picky. Anyway there’s certainly a lot on offer from this little device. The TS-209 Pro is able to run all these services thanks to an in-built 500MHz processor, a Linux based Operating System and 128MB DDR2 RAM to keep it kicking along smoothly. All this comes in at a price of around AU$500 plus the cost of the hard drives, and in many instances you could see the TS-209 Pro replacing a proper Windows/Linux file server, especially for small businesses and SOHO use. There’s quite a diverse list of features indeed, allowing you to run a website or forum with a MySQL database straight off the TS-209, as well as more multimedia based functions such as the Media server to enable streaming media over your network, and the iTunes server so anyone on the network with iTunes software can hook in to access the music library, so there’s something for everyone and they’re all very easy to log into from your browser or the appropriate software suite, so long as you know the IP address.
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