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Zyxel NAS542 4-Bay Dual Core Personal Cloud Storage Device

Zyxel NAS542 4-Bay Dual Core Personal Cloud Storage Device

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Quicklinx: BW3HWS00 Mfr#: NAS542-EU0101F
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Description

Create your own personal cloud with group sharing with ZyXEL’s 4-Bay NAS542 Personal Cloud Storage. Equipped with RAID-5 con­ guration, hot-swappable HDD protection and dual-Gigabit Ethernet ports for link aggregation, the ZyXEL NAS542 can deliver up to 130 MB/sec of reading and 77 MB/sec writing speeds based on RAID-5 configuration.

Ever wanted to share drive space with a certain community in your social circle? Wouldn’t it be great if they can easily access the media you’ve shared via their own mobile devices? Now you can with ZyXEL NAS542: instantly share hundreds of pictures and video clips you took for family and friends with the ZyXEL Drive mobile app!

Instantly access and share your files wherever you are
The ZyXEL Drive mobile app gives you the freedom to access and share files from your NAS wherever you are. Rest assured that the files are securely shared through private peer-to-peer connections with only those you’re sharing files with.

Create a shared cloud space for people without NAS
Provide cloud space for your family members and/or friends when you share a folder from ZyXEL NAS542 with the ZyXEL Drive mobile app. Your friends and/or family members don’t need to purchase any additional NAS – just install the ZyXEL Drive mobile app on their favorite mobile device!.

Rock-solid data protection
Protect your personal data with RAID 1, 5, 6, 10 or 5+ Hot Spare. With RAID support, the ZyXEL NAS542 can protect your personal data from hard disk failures. In case any one of the disks failed, you can still access your data safely and restore the normal RAID protection with the failed disk replaced.

Get up and running quick with our easy-to-use interface
ZyXEL NSM 5.1 intelligent desktop provides a rich feature set of tools with an easy-to-understand GUI design to quickly get the things done. You can multitask with multiple windows to get your applications up and running quickly.

Check your NAS while you’re away
Got multiple ZyXEL NAS and want to quickly check their health status? Get an instant glance of their status by visiting the myZyXELcloud Web portal even if you’re away from home, or you may also install it in a family member’s or friend’s home. With the myZyXELcloud Web portal, you get a clear dashboard to see if anything requires maintenance or service.

Stream multimedia contents to big screen TV
Bring your favorite multimedia files on the ZyXEL NAS542 to the big screen. With the ZyXEL zCloud app, you can play your favorite videos, music or photos on the big screen with TV streaming devices such as Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Roku 3, Amazon Fire TV or Samsung/LG Smart TV.

Instant upload for automatic phone backup
To use ZyXEL zCloud app that supports Instant Upload capability from your mobile phones to ZyXEL NAS542, you can select multiple photo or video sources from your mobile phone, and then upload or backup those files automatically to specified destination folders on your NAS.

Bolt-free design for quick, easy setup
The bolt-free design makes it convenient to install hard disks on the ZyXEL NAS542 without using screwdrivers or other hardware tools.

  • Rock-solid data protection

    With RAID support, the ZyXEL NAS542 can protect your personal data from hard disk failures. In case any one of the disks failed, you can still access your data safely and restore the normal RAID protection with the failed disk replaced.
  • Check your NAS while you're away

    Got multiple ZyXEL NAS and want to quickly check their health status? Get an instant glance of their status by visiting the myZyXELcloud web portal even if you're away from home, or you may also install it in a family member's or friend's home. With the myZyXELcloud web portal, you get a clear dashboard to see if anything requires maintenance or service.
  • Bolt-free design for quick, easy setup

    The bolt-free design makes it convenient to install hard disks on the ZyXEL NAS542 without using screwdrivers or other hardware tools.

Specifications

Summary

Product Description
Zyxel NAS542 - personal cloud storage device
Device Type
Personal cloud storage device
Host Connectivity
Gigabit Ethernet
Max Supported Capacity
24 TB
Installed Devices / Modules Qty
0 (installed) / 4 (max)
Dimensions (WxDxH)
19 cm x 22.5 cm x 16 cm
Weight
2 kg ()
Localisation
Europe
Processor
1 x Freescale Cortex-A9 1.2 GHz (Dual-Core)
Storage Controller
RAID SATA 3Gb/s RAID RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD, 5 hot spare
Card Reader
Yes
Networking
10Mb LAN, 100Mb LAN, 1GbE
RAM
1 GB
Power
AC 120/230 V (50/60 Hz)
System Requirements
Microsoft Windows XP or later, Apple MacOS X 10.5 or later


Detailed Specification

General

Device Type
Personal cloud storage device
Host Connectivity
Gigabit Ethernet
Max Supported Capacity
24 TB
Installed Devices / Modules Qty
0 (installed) / 4 (max)
Width
19 cm
Depth
22.5 cm
Height
16 cm
Weight
2 kg ()
Localisation
Europe

Processor / Memory

Processors Installed
1 x Freescale Cortex-A9 1.2 GHz
Number of Cores
Dual-Core
RAM
1 GB DDR3

Storage Controller

Type
RAID
Interface Type
SATA 3Gb/s
RAID Level
RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10, JBOD, RAID 5 hot spare

Card Reader

Type
Card reader
Supported Flash Memory Cards
SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card

Networking

Data Link Protocol
10Mb LAN, 100Mb LAN, 1GbE
Network / Transport Protocol
NTP, PPPoE, iSCSI, FTP, DHCP, SMB
Network Services Compatibility
DHCP, Microsoft CIFS, Network File System (NFS), FTP, Server Message Block (SMB), Apple File Protocol (AFP), HTTP, HTTPS
Features
Wake on LAN (WOL), dynamic DNS server, firmware upgradable, MySQL server, backup server, download client, iTunes server, Samba support, FTP server, reset button, Apple Time Machine compatible, Receive Side Scaling (RSS), WebDAV server, Dropbox support, DLNA 1.5 support, Link Aggregation, Logitech media server, Photo album server, Google Drive support, Memopal support, ownCloud support, SynBackupfree support, NetDrive support
Encryption Algorithm
SSL, TLS
Compliant Standards
DLNA CERTIFIED, UPnP

Expansion / Connectivity

Expansion Bays
4 (total) / 4 (free) x hot-swap - 2.5" / 3.5"
Interfaces
2 x Ethernet 1000Base-T - RJ-45 , 3 x USB 3.0 - Type A

Miscellaneous

Cables Included
1 x network cable
Features
Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately), built-in cooling fan, UPS support
Compliant Standards
FCC Class B certified, C-Tick, BSMI, LVD
Included Accessories
FindMe note

Power

Power Device
External power adapter
Voltage Required
AC 120/230 V (50/60 Hz)
Power Consumption Operational
36.5 Watt

Software / System Requirements

OS Required
Microsoft Windows XP or later, Apple MacOS X 10.5 or later

Environmental Parameters

Min Operating Temperature
0 °C
Max Operating Temperature
40 °C
Humidity Range Operating
10 - 95% (non-condensing)
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