WEB INTERFACE PART 1

I was quite excited to check the latest QTS 4.0 version until this warning message appeared on my screen. It seems that QNAP doesn't love IE but old habits die hard so we are not really ready to jump onto the Google wagon just yet.

By default the Login screen now has the same silver box as the previous OS version right next to a drawing of the earth (you can change the background image from the control panel).

The GUI (Graphical User Interface) has changed a lot and actually now resembles a lot with the one Synology has been using (not a bad thing really since many QNAP fans wanted that). One of the things you will notice is that the main programs appearing as icons on the main screen are also available from the start menu bar (upper left corner).

Perhaps what we liked the most is the new resource monitor which pops out when you click on the gage placed on the lower right corner.

The heart of the TS-221 is the control panel and so through here you can adjust pretty much everything.

Through the System Settings menu you can set the name for the server, adjust time, set a password, specify your location, adjust the network IP, play around with power options, check the state of the installed drives, create RAID and Virtual drives, enable/disable security settings, configure the speed of the fan, check hardware information, setup backup options, access external device settings and perform firmware updates.

The Privilege Settings tab allows you to create new users and assign them to user groups, setup shared folders, set specific quotas for each user and configure domain security.

Inside the Network Services menu you will find everything network-related including FTP settings, Telnet service settings and service discovery settings. You can also setup/configure the Qsync beta application that allows you to have your files synced between the NAS and your other internet capable devices at all times.

Much like previous OS versions you need to enable the bundled applications prior to using them from within the Applications tab.