Outfit your small to medium business network with exceptional speed and versatility with the QNAP QGD-1602P 16-Port PoE++ Switch & NAS Enclosurefrom QNAP, which combines the functionality of a high-performance managed network switch with a network attached storage (NAS) enclosure to support multiple virtual machines, along with SD-WAN configurations through a single device. Equipped with dual 2.2 GHz Intel Atom C3558 quad-core processors and 8GB of DDR4 memory, the QGD-1602P-C3558-8G delivers fast and reliable performance with a 96 Gb/s switching capacity and 48 Gb/s non-blocking throughput. Its 16 PoE-compliant RJ45 ports are comprised of eight 30W Gigabit Ethernet ports, four 30W 2.5GbE ports, and four 90W 2.5GbE ports with a total power budget of 200W to operate advanced security cameras, Wi-Fi 6 access points, VoIP phones, and other power-intensive devices. Additionally, there are two 10GbE SFP+ ports for high-speed fiber uplinks.

4 x 2.5G PoE++ Ethernet Ports (90W)    4 x 2.5G PoE+ Ethernet Ports (30W)    8 x Gigabit PoE+ Ethernet Ports (30W)    2 x 10G SFP+ Ports    2 x 2.5" SATA III Bays | 2 x M.2 Slots    2 x PCIe 3.0 x4 Expansion Slots    96 Gb/s Switching Capacity    2 x 2.2 GHz Intel Atom C3558 Quad-Core    8GB DDR4 RAM | 200W Budget    2 x 5GbE + 2 x 1GbE Management Ports

The QGD-1602P-C3558-8G can directly host up to six virtual machines and multiple applications in addition to being an all-in-one solution for surveillance, storage expansion, network security, and wireless LAN management. The managed switch and NAS enclosure each have a dedicated 2.2 GHz Intel Atom C3558 quad-core processor to efficiently perform their respective functions.

Outfit your office, store, hotel, or other business with advanced power over Ethernet devices such as 4K IP security cameras, Wi-Fi 6 access points, digital signage, and more. The high-speed Ethernet ports support up 2.5 Gigabit speeds and up to 90W of power, with a total power budget of 200W.

Intelligent PoE management functions include scheduling, power supply prioritization, and power enabling/disabling.

Customize and manage your network switch with a variety of features such as VLAN, LACP, IGMP Snooping, and Wake-on-LAN. Administrators can also control the network bandwidth and enhance security from a web-based interface.

Scale up the performance of the QGD-1602P as your business continues to grow. You can install up to 64GB of RAM into the device to enhance its efficiency. Installing M.2 SSD cache or storage pool drives can significantly increase the speed of your storage. There are also two PCIe 3.0 x4 slots available for compatible expansion cards.

By combining switching and storage, this device allows you to host containerized applications and virtual machines with various operating systems. You can also couple the QGD-1602P with QNAPS's QuWAN SD-WAN solution to create a multi-site mesh VPN topology, which allows you to quickly and securely transfer files and media in addition to a variety of other applications.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Will a Cat 7 RJ45 Ethernet Cable give me 10Gbe if connected directly to one of my edit systems?

A: You can use either Cat6a or Cat7 for 10Gbe.

Q: 2. Is one of PCI slots occupied on the QNAP TVS-H874X-I9-64G or are both free?

A: Both M.2 slots in the QNAP TVS-h874X 8-Bay NAS Enclosure BH #QNTV874XI964 are available.

Q: 3. 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: 4. Will the thunderbolt 3 expansion card enable the QNAP TVS-H1688X to function as a DAS? Can I still daisy chain more storage?

A: The Thunderbolt ports on the The QNAP Dual-Port Thunderbolt 3 Expansion Card along with the QNAP TVS-H1688X can be connected to directly or used for expansion and daisy chaining.

Q: 5. Do you have to add all the drives at once or can you add to bays as needed. (Do they have to be the same size hdds?)

A: All the drives do not need to be added at once for the NAS Enclosure, depending on how the RAID is configured. The enclosure has twelve 3.5" and four 2.5" sized bays for drives.

Q: 6. What is the largest hard drive supported for each bay of this enclosure?

A: There is no drive size limit on this QNAP TVS-h874X 8-Bay NAS Enclosure.

Q: 7. Can you connect this device to your main computer using TB3 and still have a remote computer access the drives through the Internet ports?

A: This NAS server also acts as a DAS (direct attached storage) when connected to the Thunderbolt 3 port. You will connect this NAS server to your network via the Ethernet port, to connect remotely with it. When you're next to your NAS server, you can connect to it via the Thunderbolt 3 port for a faster transfer rate.

Q: 8. Which QNAP bay expansion enclosure is this compatible with?

A: I would recommend the TR-004 (BH #QNTR004US) or TR-002 (B&H # QNTR002US) as expansion options for the QNAP TVS-472XT.

Q: 9. What is the maximum storage size for this unit?

A: QNAP has tested up to 18TB hard drives currently.

Q: 10. Can I connect a ProGrade Digital Dual-Slot UHS-II SDXC USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C Card Reader to the type c port on the rear of this unit and copy files directly to the hard drive?

A: Yes, this will work as the card reader is not in any way software dependent and will mount the volume as any other USBC storage volume would mount.