QTS 4.2.1 PART 2

To use the VPN and TFTP server features of the TS-531P you will need to enable them from the applications tab as seen above.

The photo station app keeps getting better and better and is now easier to see and share all your pictures with other PC’s (local and remote) and mobile devices.

On the other hand the Music Station hasn’t changed as much but you can still use it to stream and playback your entire music collection without switching to an external application.

The Video Station allows for media playback onto your computer and smartphone screen (providing you have the required app installed).

You can use the Download Station for torrents or direct HTTP/FTP download (also consider using rtorrent since it’s a more “complete” solution).

Via the File Station you can transfer files to and from the NAS and although also revamped it still looks quite a bit like the Windows explorer.

Much like with all previous QTS versions you can use the backup station to backup data from your local computer and onto the NAS (or from another NAS to this NAS) or to backup data directly online with Amazons S3 Cloud Service.

QNAP has made their myQNAPCloud app available and what it does is allow access to the NAS and all its features from another computer or your mobile devices from all over the world (setting up port forwarding for your model/router however may take a few more steps than the app states since not all routers have UPNP turned on).

The Container Station Is a new app which allows the end user to install Linux releases like Ubuntu and several other programs like Minecraft onto the NAS just by clicking on them (download is automatic).

You can setup your very own proxy server in order to access blocked/restricted Internet content via this new little app QNAP released recently.

Qsirch is a new application which allows the end user to search for specific files inside the NAS at incredible speeds. It may not come in handy much for home use but for office use it could prove to be a valuable addition.

As usual if you decide to use the Surveillance Station to record feed from your IP cameras I suggest switching from UDP/UPnP to ONViF detection (if your cameras support it) since that’s the only setting that allows 3 out of 3 of our cameras to be detected without problem.

The rest of the tabs remain pretty much the same as with previous versions so once again you get various settings to choose from (you can set the recording length and store period for your recordings) and of course the ability to add more camera licenses.

Although the TS-531P doesn’t come with an HDMI output you can still stream media content via Airplay via the Media Streaming app.