The Asustor Flashstor FS6712X 12-Bay NAS Enclosurefrom Asustor Flashstor FS6712X 12-Bay NAS Enclosureis a fast, efficient, and portable solution that brings virtually unlimited potential to applications like Final Cut Pro, Adobe Creative Cloud, and 10-bit 4K H.265 transcoding. It will also let users store games on an iSCSI drive, enabling certain games to be played from a NAS when they can't be run on network storage.

Powered by a 2.0 GHz Intel Celeron N5105 Quad-Core CPU processor, the Flashstor FS6712X is driven by 4GB of 2933 MHz DDR4 memory that can be upgraded to 16GB. It also features a 10 Gigabit Ethernet port and supports JBOD, as well as 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 12-bay enclosure has the ability to natively house M.2 2280 SSDs with an NVMe interface. Using the external 10 Gb/s USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, 480 Mb/s USB 2.0 Type-A, HDMI 2.0b, and S/PDIF ports, this NAS can be connected to a wide range of external peripherals.

The Flashstor FS6712X 12-Bay NAS Enclosure operates on 100-240 VAC at 50-60 Hz using a 90W power supply and stays cool using an 80mm fan. It includes an RJ45 cable, a power cord, an AC adapter, and a power cord tie. Protection is provided by a limited 3-year warranty.

12 x NVMe M.2 2280 Slots    2.0 GHz Intel Celeron Quad-Core CPU    4GB of 2933 MHz DDR4 RAM    1 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet Port    2 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 | 2 x USB-A 2.0    HDMI 2.0b | S/PDIF    Up to 1181 MB/s Read / 1027 MB/s Write    10-Bit, 4K H.265 Transcoding    AES 256-Bit Volume Encryption    Silent Fan & Efficient Air Duct Design

• More of what you love - faster speeds
• Faster game storage
• Faster snapshot processing

• No longer nor wider than a piece of A4 sized paper
• SSDs not as sensitive as hard drives
• Extremely fast in any situation

Archiving and unfinished raw content are among the most common storage problems content creators encounter when working on a Mac. Final Cut Pro libraries can grow rapidly and out of control. Content creators often turn to USB external drives to store material for Final Cut Pro. When using a Mac, especially portable Macs like the MacBook Pro, external drives are often connected and disconnected, which can lead to wear and tear of the port. External drives are also inconvenient as the files cannot be conveniently shared with coworkers or collaborators and external drives are susceptible to damage in ways a NAS is not. A NAS remains stationary while digitally making your files available to you while an external drive is portable, increasing the risk of drops, spills or other types of damage.

SMB3 support is available.

ASUSTOR is an official Adobe Partner for video and audio solutions.

A NAS' enormous capacity helps expand storage for a PC. According to modern operating systems, iSCSI drives appear as local drives and programs which cannot be installed on network shares may be installed. This enables certain games to be played from a NAS when they can't be run on a network share.

The 10nm 2.0 GHz Intel Celeron N5105 Quad-Core processor brings boost speeds of up to 2.9 GHz. Performance is up to 31% higher than the previous generation, ensuring maximum speed for your workflow in an efficient package.

Use the 10GbE port to achieve read speeds of up to 1181 MB/s and write speeds of up to 1027 MB/s in RAID 5.

The silent fan and efficient air duct design achieve rapid heat dissipation to ensure that SSDs get the cooling they need.

The Flashstor supports S/PDIF over TOSLINK. Enjoy high quality sound with S/PDIF combined with Roon or High-Res Player for an unmatched audio experience.

Hi-Res Player is a third-party music player for ASUSTOR NAS devices. Hi-Res Player supports a wide variety of common media formats including MP3 songs while also supporting high-resolution DSD and lossless formats for an unrivalled music playback experience.

Use Roon Server with your Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android devices to stream music stored on your NAS to Sonos, AirPlay, and Roon Ready devices.

The Flashstor keeps your SSDs and NAS cool, quiet, and efficient. When idling, the Flashstor only emits 18.7 dB of sound. While quietly dissipating heat, the Flashstor makes it easy focus on content creation and consumption without noise interference.

The Flashstor's aesthetics are not only for looks, but are designed to ensure efficient cooling to keep components running at their maximum speeds.

The efficient design of the Flashstor and support for M.2 NVMe drives ensure lower power usage. The Flashstor NAS comes with ADM and its powerful power saving features to ensure maximum efficiency.

Wake on WAN allows you to convenient power your NAS back on from outside the home and office while Wake on LAN provides the same functionality on a local network. Like a remote control, your NAS can be turned on and off and put to sleep to ensure data can easily accessed at any time while reducing power consumption costs and saving energy.

The most efficient way to use your NAS is to turn off the NAS when not in use. Let the NAS rest when you sleep or away from the home/office. ADM's power scheduling features enable you to schedule shutdown, startup, and hibernation of your NAS making saving power easy and efficient.

Easily transcode 10-bit 4K H.265 media with hardware decoding with smooth video playback in LooksGood for the ultimate in 4K enjoyment.

ASUSTOR Live is your own streaming and backup center for YouTube and Twitch.

Enjoy electrifying digital entertainment on demand with ASUSTOR NAS. Through ASUSTOR's App Central, you can install additional multimedia server Apps such as UPnP Media Server and OwnTone giving your NAS the ability to stream multimedia content to your computers, TVs, and mobile devices.

The all new Photo Gallery 3 and AiFoto 3 have been revamped and bring a variety of new features to make photo organization easier than ever. New features for Photo Gallery 3 include, but not are limited to custom folder selection, timelines, smart albums, deduplication, and new photo modes. Easily blow up photos to up to twice their size, play songs on slideshows, and customized share links make for an even better photo viewing and sharing experience.

Protect your data from loss, damage, and attacks with the ASUSTOR NAS. An ASUSTOR NAS is better protected by running the Linux-based ADM, employing a built-in firewall, ClamAV Antivirus, MyArchive and ADM's various backup tools help protect ransomware even better.

Network Attack Protection

• Firewall
• ADM Defender
• Cloud Backup Center offsite backups

Secure Data Transmission

• VPN connection
• SSL certificate connection
• Automatic logout

Internal Data

• AES-256 folder encryption
• Anti-virus software

Access Control

• File/folder/app isolation
• 2-Step Verification
• Wake-on-LAN (WOL)
• Wake-on-WAN (WAN)

An ASUSTOR NAS provides optimal reliability for home and small business users looking to set up a surveillance system. Four free camera channels are offered, making it an extremely cost-effective surveillance solution for those looking to protect their home or small business. ASUSTOR provides each NAS with the capability to expand to more cameras for those with bigger demands. Up to 44 camera channels can be purchased through camera licenses. After installing Surveillance Center and its corresponding mobile app AiSecure, stream live surveillance feeds to virtually any network-connected Android or iOS smartphone to keep an eye on your most valued assets from anywhere, inside or outside.

Snapshot Center is a new feature for ASUSTOR NAS devices to utilize Btrfs and iSCSI volumes to take snapshots of the information inside a NAS. Snapshot Center supports up to 256 snapshots of a volume and can be done every five minutes, creating a backup that can be restored easily if data is damaged or lost. MyArchive now supports Btrfs and snapshots. Btrfs for MyArchive supports snapshots and version history to help protect against accidental deletions or modifications.

DataSync Center combines multiple cloud services into a single app. DataSync Center includes, but is not limited to Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, and Yandex and supports multitasking, as well as multiple accounts. Control your data with instant and scheduled backups, as well as using Cloud Backup Center to create a hybrid cloud that keeps your data online and offline, keeping your data protected.

Cloud Backup Center brings support for various business cloud services including, but not limited to Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, Baidu Cloud, IBM Cloud, Rackspace Cloud Files, Microsoft Azure Blob Storage, Alibaba Cloud, Google Cloud Storage, Box, hicloud S3, Lyve Cloud, SFTP and WebDAV. Control your data with instant and scheduled backups as well as using Cloud Backup Center to create a hybrid cloud that keeps your data online and offline, keeping your data protected.

Even more possibilities for ADM with Portainer for Docker images. With thousands of images, Portainer can download and deploy more types of programs than ever before. Portainer is incredibly user friendly and employs a graphical interface to make docker images easier to deploy than ever.

ASUSTOR provides a holistic solution for protecting your data against a variety of threats using Dr. ASUSTOR. Dr. ASUSTOR helps protect your data from a variety of threats, including, but not limited to ransomware attacks.

ASUSTOR's exclusive EZ Connect technology allows you to connect to your NAS from anywhere with your Mobile device in order to access and share your files. ASUSTOR mobile apps provide pass code lock functions in order to protect your privacy and data. You can also make use of HTTPS connections for even more added security.

Unleash the unlimited potential of ASUSTOR NAS. The applications that come pre-installed with each ASUSTOR NAS device are just the beginning. At your convenience, you can browse through and download any applications that pique your interest from App Central. Whether your interests lie in business, website construction, or even digital home entertainment, App Central has got you covered. With over 200 unique Apps, App Central provides you with the boundless variety of applications that you require to satisfy your digital lifestyle needs. Explore the unlimited potential of ASUSTOR NAS devices while creating a personalized NAS device for yourself.

All ASUSTOR NAS products come with a limited 3-year warranty. ASUSTOR continues to make customer service a priority in providing the highest standard of after-sales service and technical support.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. There is no USB4/USB5 to use the drives as direct attach storage at higher speeds, is there?

A: The Asustor Flashstor FS6712X 12-Bay NAS Enclosure, B&H # ASFS6712X, does not have USB4 or USB 5 ports for use as direct attached storage.

Q: 2. Dies it come with any free licenses for ip cameras?

A: No, the Asustor Lockerstor 4 Gen2 4-Bay NAS Enclosure does not include any IP camera licences.

Q: 3. Can the formatting be mixed between RAID and JBOD? That is, could two of the disks be used as a RAID array while two of them are treated as JBOD?

A: You can configure the volumes independently on an NAS.

Q: 4. Does the cooling fan run continuously and is it loud?

A: the fan will run as needed. The NAS has a noise rating of 19.7 dBA.

Q: 5. Can you connect this to a computer via USB 3 as an external drive?

A: No, the Asustor Flashstor FS6706T 6-Bay NAS Enclosure's USB ports are for connecting peripherals only. You can not connect this NAS directly to a computer via USB.

Q: 6. do you know what switches are compatible with this unit?

A: It can be used with any switches up to 10Gb speeds.

Q: 7. Can you stack it with 4 4TB drives and continually add more 4TB drives to grow the space?

A: Yes, you could start with four 4TB drives in the Asustor Flashstor FS6712X 12-Bay NAS Enclosure, B&H # ASFS6712X, and add more drives as your storage needs grow.

Q: 8. is there included pre installed disk drives?

A: No, the Asustor Drivestor 2 Lite 2-Bay NAS Enclosure does not include pre-installed disk drives.

Q: 9. Will this enclosure support starting with two drives, then adding two additional drives when expansion is needed and expand the striping across the newly added drives?

A: Yes, this will be possible depending on the RAID configuration used during setup. For more information, please see this setup guide from Asustor: https://bit.ly/3bZhNGH

Q: 10. As of now the design factor looks like if i want to upgrade this with 10G Ethernet network adapter, i *cannot use four M.2 2280 NVMe* ? please confirm

A: Yes, this is correct. The Installation of 10GbE NIC requires removal of M.2 daughterboard.