Balance performance and cost with hybrid storage using the QNAP TS-1655 16-Bay NAS Enclosurefrom QNAP. Designed for diversified business IT environments, the high-capacity TS-1655 has twelve 3.5" SATA III HDD drive bays and four 2.5" SATA SSD drive bays with 2.5GbE high-speed connectivity. Powered by a 2.8 GHz Intel Atom C5125 8-Core processor, the TS-1655 presents a secure, scalable, and complete business-ready storage solution for cross-team file sharing, collaboration, backup & disaster recovery, virtualization, and intensive data transmission. The TS-1655 will be available and supported by QNAP with a limited 3-year warranty, with an optional 2-year extension, for a total of five years, making it ideal for businesses requiring matching NAS models deployed in multiple locations.

Also featured is 8GB of DDR4 RAM, which can be upgraded to 128GB by installing one 32GB module in each of the four DIMM slots, as well as two M.2 PCIe 3.0 x2 slots for installing M.2 2280 NVMe SSDs or Edge TPU to boost performance. Using the four USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 ports, this QNAP NAS can be connected to other external devices. Network connectivity is achieved using the two Gigabit Ethernet ports, although there are three PCIe 3.0 x4 slots that can support 5/10/25GbE network cards, a QM2 card that supports M.2 SSDs and 2.5/10GbE, or a SAS/SATA expansion card for petabyte-scale storage capacity. This NAS also supports JBOD and a variety of RAID modes, including RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60, each of which offer data redundancy, speed, or a combination of both.

The QNAP TS-1655 16-Bay NAS Enclosure operates on 100-240 VAC at 50-60 Hz using an internal 550W power supply and stays cool using three 92mm System fans and two 97mm CPU fans. It includes an Ethernet cable, a power cord, 36 flat head screws for 2.5" drives, 36 flat head screws for 3.5" drives, and two drive tray keys

12 x 3.5" and 4 x 2.5" SATA Drive Bays    2 x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x2 Slots    2.8 GHz Intel Atom C5125 8-Core    8GB of DDR4 RAM    2 x 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Ports    4 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 Ports    3 x PCIe 3.0 x4 Slots    RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, and JBOD    QTS 5.0.1 Operating System

The TS-1655 adopts the 2.8 GHz Intel Atom C5125 8-Core processor that supports Intel QuickAssist Technology (QAT), offloading computationally-intensive compression and improving IPsec/SSL cryptography performance. The TS-1655 comes with four DDR4 DIMM slots (8GB preinstalled) that can be upgraded to 128GB for higher workloads. Error-Correcting Code memory is also supported to deliver server-grade performance and reliability for rugged enterprise IT environments as a cost-efficient NAS solution.

Windows File Transfer (2 x 2.5GbE - 10GB File Transfer)

Read - 525 MB/s

Write - 582 MB/s

SMB Sequential Throughput (2 x 10GbE)

Read - 2362 MB/s

Write - 1936 MB/s

SMB Sequential Throughput (2 x 25GbE)

Read - 3499 MB/s

Write - 2465 MB/s

VMware Ready, Microsoft Hyper V, Citrix XenServer, and Veeam Ready.

Featuring two native 2.5GbE RJ45 LAN ports (backwards compatible with 1G/100M), the TS-1655 allows you to upgrade network speeds from 1 Gigabit to 2.5 Gigabit using existing Cat 5e cables. Port Trunking and failover support further satisfies bandwidth and reliability demanding applications including virtualization, large file transfers, high-speed backup/restoration, and real-time applications. QNAP also offers numerous managed/unmanaged 2.5GbE/10GbE switches, assisting organizations in implementing high-speed, secure, and scalable network environments without going over budget.

The TS-1655 is equipped with two M.2 PCIe Gen 3 slots that allow for installing NVMe PCIe Gen 3 SSDs with 2280 form factors or Edge TPU (sold separately) to boost NAS performance.

SSD Caching

Configure SSD caching with M.2 SSDs to obtain optimal I/O and reduced latency without occupying any 3.5" drive bays.

Auto Tiering

Qtier technology empowers the TS-1655 with auto tiering to continuously optimize storage efficiency across all installed storage devices.

Faster Image Recognition with Edge TPU

Coral M.2 Accelerator with Edge TPU provides an affordable solution to leverage AI acceleration for faster image recognition in your NAS applications.

The TS-1655 has three PCIe Gen 3 x4 slots that allow for installing various expansion cards for expanding application potential.

5/10/25GbE Network Card

Enable lightning-fast throughput for bandwidth-demanding tasks like virtualization, mass data transmission, and fast backups/restore.

QM2 Card

Adds M.2 SSD or 2.5GbE/10GbE connectivity to the NAS for optimized performance and bandwidth.

SAS/SATA Storage Expansion Cards

Designed for connecting the NAS to SAS 1 2Gb/s or SATA 6 Gb/s expansion units for petabyte-scale storage capacity.

Your team needs a high-speed environment and productivity boost and the TS-1655 delivers with two 2.5GbE ports. By installing three 4-port PCIe network cards (QXG-2G4T-I225), the TS-1655 can directly connect to up to 14 PC/workstations - no switch required - for faster large file transfer/backup, video editing, and much more.

The TS-1655 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.

myQNAPcloud Secures Remote Access

myQNAPcloud allows convenient connection to the TS-1655 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-1655 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-1655 as a VPN server, and WireGuard VPN service with an easy-to-use interface for setting up a secure connection.

Security Counselor

A security portal for the TS-1655 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-1655 using the latest malware definitions. If infected files are detected, they will be immediately removed to ensure NAS data security.

The TS-1655 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 the smartest NAS solution for professionally managing your files.

File Station

Manage, access, and share all the files in the TS-1655 and view snapshots 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-1655 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.

Common Fiber Channel Storage Area Networks (SAN) devices are often costly. By installing QNAP dual-port 16Gb Fiber Channel expansion cards in the TS-1655, you have more budget-friendly options to add a NAS to a SAN environment. You can set a Fiber Channel Target using the iSCSI & Fiber Channel app. Moreover, the LUN Masking and Port Binding features provide an additional layer of data security.

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-1655 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-1655 storage as needed to accommodate data and business growth.

Attach QNAP Expansion Enclosures

Connect expansion enclosures to the TS-1655, 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-1655 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-1655 provides an App Center that includes feature-rich apps to expand your NAS potential.

QuMagie

An AI-powered photo management app, supporting automated photo categorization with AI Albums, iOS Live Photo display, and powerful search tools for the ultimate photo management and sharing solution.

QuObjects

Run a high-performance S3 compatible development environment on your TS-1655 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.

Qmiix

An Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) solution that enables you to connect apps and devices with QNAP NAS for automating daily tasks for greater productivity.

QmailAgent

The best email backup solution that allows you to easily backup/recover and manage multiple email accounts in their native format with strong security and data integrity.

QuFTP

The best email backup solution that allows you to easily backup/recover and manage multiple email accounts in their native format with strong security and data integrity.

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-1655 also supports QuTS hero - QNAP's ZFS-based NAS operating system. Providing end-to-end data integrity, data reduction (inline data deduplication, compression, and compaction), and much more, QuTS hero uses additional system resources to ensure an optimal environment for protecting business data.

QTS

Suited for performance-demanding tasks, cross-teams file sync, and HDD-SSD hybrid storage applications.

QuTS hero

Featuring highly reliable data protection and data reduction, and optimized for SSD-based applications

The TS-1655 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. How can we mount M.2 NVME drives with it?

A: In the QNAP TS-h2490FU 24-Bay NAS Enclosure, the NVMe will get mounted into a 2.5" enclosure and has a SAS connection on the back of the enclosure.

Q: 2. Are the ssd bays intended for storage or for cache?

A: The 2.5" drive bays on the QNAP TS-932PX-4G 9-Bay NAS Enclosure can be configured for storage or cache.

Q: 3. Hello, are samsungs 870 EVO SSDs compatible with this model?, thank you

A: The Samsung 870 EVO SATA III 2.5" Internal SSD is not listed as a compatible drive with the QNAP TS-i410X 4-Bay Industrial NAS Enclosure.

Q: 4. Will this work with a standard 1GB ethernet port?

A: Yes, the QNAP TS-932PX-4G 9-Bay NAS Enclosure will this work with a standard 1GB ethernet port.

Q: 5. Is there NVMe over Fabric support?

A: The QNAP TS-H1290FX-7232P-64G-US 12-Bay NAS Enclosure does not use NVMe-oF.

Q: 6. To rephrase my question, will the drive bays accept a 15mm tall drive?

A: Sure, you could put a smaller drive in the QNAP TS-H1290FX-7232P-64G-US 12-Bay NAS Enclosure's bays, and it should connect so long as it has a SATA III connection, but it won't be very secure, as these bays are designed to accommodate 2.5" (63.5mm) drives only.

Q: 7. Does it function as a network switch as well if we have multiple network cards? Between the machines that are connected?

A: Yes, when paired with QNAP's PCIe Network cards the QNAP TS-H1290FX-7232P-64G-US 12-Bay NAS Enclosure can connect up to 20 PCs together without a network switch.

Q: 8. What is the maximum amount of RAM that can be installed?

A: The most RAM the QNAP TS-453E 4-Bay NAS Enclosure will support is 8GB.

Q: 9. I've never had a NAS before. Have always used DAS for video editing. Can I format multiple RAID arrays in this single enclosure? For example, I want to make the 3.5" drives one array for media storage (4K-8K RED and BRAW footage), and the 2.5" SSDs a separate array for render cache.

A: You can setup the NAS with multiple RAID arrays.

Q: 10. I have an older TS 569L can the drives that have data on them be swapped into this unit w/o any additional configuration?

A: NAS drives should not be moved from one unit to another unit until the data has been backed up and relocated to another device. RAID configurations and hardware can vary and differences can corrupt or destroy data on drives. This would be true of the QNAP TS-932PX-4G 9-Bay NAS Enclosure BH #QNTS932PX4G and most other NAS on the market.