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The network panel is well laid out, and IP settings can be changed here, as well as adjustments to the jumbo frame sizes.
The volume management panel is comprehensive and allows for RAID adjustments and status alerts.
Configuring a shared folder is painfree and very quick, taking only a few seconds. The system is very responsive and moving between panels doesn't cause any delays.
The folders all appear in the NAS window as shown above. Passwords and user login information will need to be entered, depending on your settings via the panel beforehand.
There are many networking options available, including full support for Windows and Macintosh systems.
QNAP offer a dedicated panel for media support, including Apple iTunes Server.
Keeping up with modern trends, there is full Cloud support.
External drives can be attached and data passed over quickly to the internal drives for access later.
QNAP build in full diagnostic support to check on CPU, networking and memory use. There is also SMART monitoring, services status and storage monitoring.
The interface is excellent, responsive and fully featured. It needs to be to compete against the excellent Synology Diskmanager platform.
