The QNAP TS-464U 4-Bay NAS Enclosurefrom QNAP TS-464U 4-Bay NAS Enclosurefeatures two 2.5GbE RJ45 ports and Port Trunking for up to 5 Gb/s of combined bandwidth. The built-in 4K HDMI output allows for multimedia and virtual machine display, while a PCIe 3.0 x2 slot lets you extend NAS functionality with a 10GbE/5GbE network card, QM2 card for M.2 SSD caching, or Edge TPU for AI image recognition. The TS-464U also supports AES 256-bit encryption to help ensure the confidentiality of sensitive business data without affecting system performance.

The TS-464U is powered by a 2.0 GHz Intel Celeron Quad-Core processor and 8GB of onboard DDR4 RAM. It supports JBOD and a variety of RAID modes, including RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, and 10, each of which offer data redundancy, speed, or a combination of both. This 4-bay enclosure has the ability to natively house both 3.5" and 2.5" SATA III and SATA II hard drives or SSDs. Using the external 10 Gb/s USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, 480 Mb/s USB 2.0 Type-A, and HDMI 1.4b ports, this QNAP NAS can be connected to other QNAP devices, as well as other external drives and displays.

The TS-464U 4-Bay NAS Enclosure operates on 100-240 VAC at 50-60 Hz using a 250W power supply and stays cool using two 40mm fans. It includes an Ethernet cable, one power cord, 48 screws for 3.5" drives, 36 screws for 2.5" drives, and two hangers. Protection is provided by a limited 3-year warranty.

4 x 3.5"/2.5" SATA III Bays    2.0 GHz Intel Celeron Quad-Core    8GB DDR4 RAM    2 x 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Ports    USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A | USB 2.0 Type-A    RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD, and Single    Up to 253 MB/s File Transfer Speeds    AES 256-Bit & AES-NI Encryption    Single 250W Power Supply    QTS 5.0.0 Operating System

The TS-464U is powered by a 2.0 GHz Intel Celeron Quad-Core processor and 8GB of onboard DDR4 RAM, two 2.5GbE ports, and SATA III 6 Gb/s drives. The integrated Intel AES-NI encryption engine also helps protect confidential data without impacting system performance. Using one 2.5GbE port, download speeds reach up to 194 MB/s, while upload speeds max out at 230 MB/s. When using one 2.5GbE port with encryption, download speeds deliver a throughput of up to 253 MB/s, while upload speeds slightly drop to 225 MB/s.

The TS-464U comes with two 2.5GbE RJ45 (2.5G/1G/100M) LAN ports that allow you to use existing Cat 5e cables to upgrade network speeds from 1GbE to 2.5GbE. The dual 2.5GbE ports also support Port Trunking for up to 5 Gb/s transmission speeds, improving the efficiency of bandwidth-hungry business applications such as large file transfers, fast backup/restore, and multimedia transfer & editing.

The TS-464U is ideally matched with QNAP's managed and unmanaged 2.5GbE/10GbE switches to form high-speed, secure, and scalable network environments without going over budget. QNAP also provides 2.5GbE/5GbE/10GbE PCIe cards and USB 5GbE adapters for Windows/Linux workstations, allowing you to easily build a high-speed network environment for productive team collaboration.

With two 10 Gb/s USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports and two 480 Mb/s USB 2.0 Type-A ports, you can quickly backup and transfer large files to/from the TS-464U. UPS, and other compatible USB devices can also be connected for greater functionality and application potential.

The TS-464U has a PCIe 3.0 x3 slot that allows for installing various expansion cards for expanding application potential.

25GbE/10GbE Network Cards
Enable lightning-fast throughput for bandwidth-demanding tasks, such as virtualization, massive data transmission, and fast backup/restoration.

QM2 M.2 SSD Cards
Adds M.2 NVMe SSD caching or 10GbE/2.5GbE connectivity to the TS-464U for optimized performance and bandwidth.

10 Gb/s USB 3.2 Gen 2 Cards
Add extra USB ports to the TS-464U.

Wireless Adapters
Install a QXP-W6-AX2000 Wi-Fi 6 wireless adapter to turn the TS-464U into a wireless NAS. Or, make the TS-464U a wireless access point by installing the QWA-AC2600 wireless adapters and the WirelessAP Station app.

The TS-464U supports SSD caching to improve the workflow of random IOPS demanding applications such as virtualization. Qtier Technology empowers the TS-464U with auto tiering that continuously optimizes storage utilization across high-performance SSD and high-capacity SATA drives. Qtier 2.0 features IO-awareness that empowers SSD tiered storage with a cache-like reserved space to handle burst I/O in real time, greatly maximizing the advantages of SSD.

The TS-464U features Intel UHD Graphics that supports dual-channel hardware decoding and real-time transcoding. The HDMI 1.4b output supports up to 4K (3840 x 2160p) at 60 Hz, providing great benefits for applications like video production/editing or industrial design that demand high resolution and color realism, as well as intensive media storage, transfer, and display. By connecting the TS-464U to an HDMI display, you can directly watch multimedia content saved on the NAS, or use the TS-464U as a versatile workstation by directly outputting virtual machines from Virtualization Station or Ubuntu Linux Station.

Note: The TS-464U's hardware provides hardware decoding, encoding, and transcoding capabilities. However, playback quality may vary due to factors including playback software, file formats, system usage, and available bandwidth.

With integrated Intel OpenVINO AI computing resources, the TS-464U accelerates AI image recognition performance without impacting other applications or services. QNAP AI Core primarily works with the QuMagie application.

Easy-to-use photo management solution that integrates AI image recognition and intelligent classification for your collection.

The TS-464U comes with the QTS 5 operating system as standard, providing a next-generation usage experience with an updated system kernel, optimized user interface, and advanced security features.

Brighter and Smoother
When navigating QTS 5, you will notice a finer attention to detail for a superior browsing experience. Enjoy a smoother NAS experience, comfortable visual design, and find your favorite apps quicker.

Get Started with the Notice Board
When performing first-time installation, the notice board guides you through the setup process. Simply follow the step-by-step instructions for a quick and easy setup.

Smooth and Reactive User Interface
Whether clicking buttons, switching between apps, or expanding/collapsing windows, every action is much smoother. The search bar in the main menu also assists in quickly finding desired apps.

The TS-464U supports various apps that cover all your backup needs. Practice safe IT habits by regularly backing up files and device content, allowing them to be easily restored when needed.

PC/Laptop Backup
For Windows, install NetBak Replicator to back up your PC to your QNAP NAS. In macOS, just set up the built-in Time Machine to secure your data.

Remote Backup for NAS
Hybrid Backup Sync makes it easy to back up data from a TS-464U to another QNAP NAS or remote server to fulfill your 3-2-1 backup strategy.

VM Backup
Enjoy license-free VMware and Hyper-V VM backup with source-side incremental backup, global deduplication, and recovery compression.

SaaS Backup
Safeguard enterprise cloud data by backing up/syncing files, emails, calendars, and contacts from Google Workspace and Microsoft Office 365 to the NAS.

Note: Minimum memory requirements are 2GB available and 4GB installed.

Cloud Backup for NAS
Hybrid Backup Sync supports mainstream cloud storage for NAS data backup. For backup to object cloud storage, VJBOD Cloud is especially useful to reduce bandwidth usage and backup time.

QuDedup Technology
Hybrid Backup Sync eliminates redundant data at the source and then backs up the deduplicated data, helping to save time and storage costs while providing efficient multi-version backups.

The TS-464U supports block-based snapshots that record the state of the system at any time. It helps protect data, which can be restored back to a specific point of time, greatly helping in mitigating the threat of ransomware.

Volume and LUN Snapshots
Take snapshots in seconds and revert the entire volume/LUN back to a specific point in time to prevent loss of important data.

Instantly Restore Snapshots
Snapshot content can be quickly restored to a local NAS, or restored on a folder/file basis to a local/remote NAS or cloud storage. You can also conveniently view and restore snapshots from the client side.

Back Up Snapshots
Multiply data protection by backing up snapshot files. Replicate volume/LUN snapshots in the TS-464U to a remote NAS (Snapshot Replica) by copying only the changes made. This helps save time & bandwidth, and can be run manually or on a scheduled basis.

By running multiple virtual machines and containers on the TS-464U, you can deploy multi-tenant environments and applications to increase management efficiency and save hardware costs. Coupled with the Network & Virtual Switch app that boosts interoperability between virtual machines, containers, QNAP NAS, and other physical devices on the network, you can flexibly allocate physical and virtual network resources to simplify network deployment.

Virtualization Station
Run multiple Windows, Linux, UNIX, Android, and QuTScloud virtual machines and access them via a web browser or Virtual Network Computing (VNC). Businesses can run virtualized server applications on a single NAS without needing additional physical servers.

Container Station
Experience Docker, LXD, and Kata Containers lightweight virtualization technologies, download apps from the built-in Docker Hub Registry, import/export containers, and create abundant microservices.

Linux Station
Run Linux applications (including apps from the Software Center) directly on the NAS and remotely access the Linux desktop from a web browser. The open-source Linux platform is also ideal for Internet of Things development.

The TS-464U is loaded with flexible privilege settings and security measures. Besides IP blocking, 2-step verification, and Hand TTPS connectivity, there are more apps that help ensure optimal NAS protection against threats like malware and hackers.

myQNAPcloud Secures Remote Access
myQNAPcloud allows convenient connection to the TS-464U through the internet without any complex DDNS settings. To ensure your remote access service is secure, myQNAPcloud strengthens keys on SSL Certificates to 2048-bits.

Simplified Privilege Settings
The TS-464U supports comprehensive access right settings for shared folders, Azure Active Directory Domain Services (Azure AD DS), LDAP, and Windows ACL to help IT staff efficiently manage user accounts and access rights for multiple NAS systems.

QuFirewall Protection
Supports IPv6, firewall access lists, and GeoIP filtering to restrict access based on geographical locations for higher NAS network security.

Superior Security with QVPN
A virtual private network (VPN) allows secure access to network resources and services across public networks. QVPN supports creating a VPN client, using the TS-464U as a VPN server, and WireGuard VPN service with an easy-to-use interface for setting up a secure connection.

QuWAN SD-WAN
To facilitate digital transformation, multi-site expansion, and remote working, QuWAN SD-WAN helps automatically mesh multi-site VPN. It features IPsec encryption and cloud-centric management, allowing secure multi-site network, including QNAP NAS and VMware ESXi platforms.

Security Counselor
A security portal for the TS-464U to check for weaknesses and offer recommendations for enhancing NAS security. It also integrates anti-virus and anti-malware scanning software.

Malware Remover
Regularly scan your TS-464U using the latest malware definitions. If infected files are detected, they will be immediately removed to ensure NAS data security.

The TS-464U integrates rich apps for storing, managing, synchronizing, searching, and archiving files. It supports SMB/CIFS, AFP, and NFS protocols for streamlined file sharing across Windows, Mac, and Linux/UNIX, and provides a smart NAS solution for professionally managing your files.

File Station
Manage, access, and share all the files in the TS-464U and view snapshot files, all from your web browser. You can also easily mount remote NAS folders and cloud storage.

Qsync
Make any file uploaded to a TS-464U available to linked devices, such as computers, laptops, and mobile devices. You can sync shared folders and team folders for group file sharing to enhance the flexibility of team projects and collaboration.

Qsirch
QNAP's powerful, Google-like search tool helps you quickly find images, music, videos, documents, and emails by keywords, color, and more search conditions. It also supports Qfiling to perform one-time or automatic archival tasks based on your search criteria.

Qfiling
Automate your file organization ─ all you need to do is categorize files, set a schedule, and Qfiling will do the rest. Qfiling also enables smart recycling that instantly moves filtered files to the Recycle Bin.

QVR Elite is QNAP's subscription-based smart surveillance solution, allowing you to easily build a surveillance system with lower TCO and higher scalability. Recordings are saved as MP4 files, allowing playback on nearly every device. QVR Elite also integrates QNAP AI-based solutions to build smart facial recognition for retail and door access systems with QNAP NAS. You can arrange a dedicated, independent storage space for surveillance data on the TS-464U and enjoy simplified camera management, storage space allocation, camera live viewing and playback.

QNAP provides easy ways to expand your storage capacity. Here are several ways to expand your TS-464U storage as needed to accommodate data and business growth.

Attach QNAP Expansion Enclosures
Connect expansion enclosures to the TS-464U and manage NAS storage expansion with the user-friendly Storage & Snapshots Manager app.

Mount Cloud Storage or Remote File Servers
Mount cloud storage or remote file servers to expand the capacity of the TS-464U while also centrally managing files on the NAS, cloud storage, and remote devices.

Migrate to a New NAS
Install your NAS hard drives into a larger QNAP NAS and retain all your existing data and configurations.

Upgrade RAID Capacity
Hot-swap lower-capacity drives with larger-capacity drives to expand your NAS capacity so it can grow with your business.

The TS-464U provides an App Center that includes feature-rich apps to expand your NAS potential.

QuObjects
Run a high-performance S3 compatible development environment on your TS-464U to simplify service development workflows from testing to production. You can also move cold data from the cloud to an on-premises QuObjects to save cloud storage costs.

Notification Center
Consolidates all system events, alerts, and notifications for smooth and easy NAS management, keeping you always informed of your NAS status.

Proxy Server
By using a high-capacity TS-464U as a proxy server, online resources can be efficiently accessed with greater cost-savings and productivity, while network security is also enhanced at the same time.

QmailAgent
Centralize multiple email accounts and protect your data by using secondary backup, making managing and backing up emails absolutely easy.

Qcontactz
Centrally manage all your contacts, import contacts from Google, import/export contact information using CSV or vCard files, and enjoy an always-online database of contact information.

QuFTP
The TS-464U can perform as an FTP server featuring SSL/TLS encryption, QoS bandwidth controls, and permission settings for efficiently and securely transferring large amounts of data. FTP Client is also supported.

Hard drives are at the heart of your NAS, and ensuring their long-term health and reliability is absolutely crucial. QNAP provides various methods and tools to help you monitor hard drive health, ensuring that you can take proactive decisions to safeguard your data and files.

S.M.A.R.T. and Back Block Scanning
If any of the S.M.A.R.T. values are reported as abnormal, or bad blocks are detected, you can take early action and replace drives before potential data loss occurs.

DA Drive Analyzer
The DA Drive Analyzer leverages ULINK cloud-based AI to predict the expected lifespan of drives, assisting you in planning future drive replacements to protect against NAS downtime and data loss.

Seagate IronWolf Health Management
When using supported IronWolf or IronWolf Pro hard drives, overall system reliability is improved by providing you with actionable prevention, intervention, and recovery options.

The TS-464U is backed by a limited 3-year warranty at no additional cost. You can also purchase a warranty extension that extends your warranty coverage up to 5 years.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Do I need an expansion card to install SSD? Or does it come with SSD slots and the expansion card just provides some extra?

A: The QNAP TS-464 4-Bay NAS Enclosure has two M.2 slots built-in for SSDs. With the QNAP QM2-2P10G1TB expansion card, B&H # QNM22P10G1TB, you could add two additional M2 slots as well as 10GbE networking.

Q: 2. Can I connect this to 4x editing stations simultaneously?

A: The QNAP TS-h973AX has a 10GbE and 2x2.5GbE ports that you can use to connect the NAS to your network. The users would access the NAS from the network.

Q: 3. If I go from raid 0 to raid 6 I know I have to reload my data but does the os retain its modifications (ie apps added) ?

A: Yes, changing the RAID will not change the system settings in the OS on the QNAP TS-664 6-Bay NAS Enclosure.

Q: 4. Seagate has released a 3.5", 7200-rpm drive which utilizes the SAS III 12 Gb/s interface. Will QNAP upgrade this product soon?

A: The QNAP TS-664 6-Bay NAS Enclosure, (B&H # QNTS6648GUS) only supports SATA drives, you would not be able to upgrade it to use SAS drives. You would need to look at a model that supports SAS.

Q: 5. Is this the 8gb model or the 4gb model that supports Ram upgrades.The site's webpage says this is the 8gb model, but not worker?

A: This QNAP TS-664 6-Bay NAS Enclosure has 8 GB of RAM preinstalled.

Q: 6. How does it perform as a Plex server?

A: Yes, this QNAP TS-264 2-Bay NAS Enclosure will work as an excellent Plex server.

Q: 7. Hi there, Is the RAM on this model expandable? If I go with the 8 GB option, what is the maximum RAM it could be upgraded to?

A: The QNAP TS-464 4-Bay NAS Enclosure BH #QNTS4648GUS has 8GB of non expandable RAM.

Q: 8. If I install 6 22TB drives and use Raid 5, how much unique data can I store?

A: When using the QNAP TS-664 6-Bay NAS Enclosure with six 22TB drives, in RAID 5, you would have 110TB of actual storage.

Q: 9. Can I use this enclosure by connecting My iMac directly through the USB C port?

A: Yes. You can connect QNAP TS-h973AX 9-Bay NAS Enclosure to your iMac using an usb-c to ethernet adapter

Q: 10. is the qnap ts-433 compatible with 2.5" WD Blue WD400T3BOA 4TD SSD ($264)?

A: Yes, the QNAP TS-433 4-Bay NAS Enclosure is compatible with 2.5" drives such as the WD Blue WD400T3BOA.