| RAID |
| RAID Modes |
RAID 0, 1 and JBOD |
| Auto-rebuild |
Supported |
| Hot-swap |
Supported |
| RAID Volume Encryption |
AES256bit |
| Disk |
| Power Management |
Available spin-down on idle setting |
| Bad Block Scanning |
Supported |
| SMART Info |
Supported |
| SMART Test |
Supported |
| Disk Roaming |
Supports volume-based roaming to other Thecus NAS |
| Network |
| Configuration |
Fixed IP address, dynamic IP address |
| Transport Protocols |
TCP/IP, AppleTalk |
| File Protocols |
SMB/CIFS, HTTP/HTTPS, FTP, AFP |
| TCP/IP |
IPV6 & IPV4 |
| DDNS |
Supported |
| SSH |
Supported |
| UPnP |
Supported |
| UPnP Port forwarding |
Supported |
| System status |
| System Monitor |
Monitoring CPU, memory, network utilization and protocols access user count |
| Syslog Management |
Send syslog to assigned location
Act as syslog server to receive log info from other systems |
| Data Access |
| Client OS Support |
Windows XP and after
Windows Server 2003 and after
Mac OS X |
| FTP |
Built-in FTP server with bandwidth control |
| Secure FTP |
Built-in secure FTP server with bandwidth control |
| Download Manager |
BT Transmission |
| Printer Server (IPP) |
Supports USB printers
Supports a wide range of IPP printers
Client can manage print tasks (list/delete) via web user interface |
| Data Backup |
| Client Incremental Data Backup |
Acronis True Image (OEM version) |
| Client System Disaster Recovery |
Acronis True Image (OEM version) |
| Data Burn |
Create files to ISO image and burn to optical disc
Create files to ISO image
Read ISO image from optical disc and write to NAS |
| Mac OS X Time Machine |
Supported |
| Data Guard |
Remote Backup/Local Backup (iSCSI not supported for N2520) |
| Power Management |
| Scheduled Power On/Off |
Supported |
| Volume Management |
| File System |
EXT4 |
| Multimedia Support |
| iTunes Server |
Supports AAC, MP3 w/ID3 tag and WAV |
| Piczza!™ Photo Server (via module) |
Supports GIF, JPG (JPEG), BMP and PNG
Supports EXIF display
Supports slide shows
Right click to publish on social network like FB |
| Media Server |
Supports uPnP AV streaming protocol (via Twonkymedia module) |
| User Authentication |
| Local User |
Supports built-in user accounts |
| Local Group |
Supports built-in user groups |
| Cloud Backup |
| DropBox |
Supported |
| ElephantDriver |
Supported |
| Amazon S3 |
Supported |
| File System |
| Type |
Journaling File System |
| Language Support |
Unicode Support |
| Authorization (ACL) |
“Read”, “write”, or “deny” privileges to individual users or groups in folders and sub-folders |
| User Quota |
Supported |
| Administration |
| User Interface |
Web-based user interface supports English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Polish, Portuguese, Turkish and Czech. |
| Utility Program (Intelligent NAS) |
MS Windows Setup Wizard
Supports Windows XP and after
Windows Server 2003 and after
Mac OS X Setup Wizard |
| Email Notifications |
Sends system messages via email to the system administrator |
| DDNS |
Support one free DDNS registration (ex. xxx.thecus.ddns.com) |
| UPnP and Port forwarding |
Support auto setting in Intranet environment |
| Zero Installation |
Go through defined URL for auto install (Intelligent NAS) |
| Windows Utility (Intelligent NAS) |
Auto create desktop icon with designate application
1. Piczza
2. Download station
3. File manager |
| Mobile Applications (iOS/Android) |
| Thecus Dashboard |
Mobile monitoring and administration (via module) |
| T-OnTheGo™ (iOS) |
Upload, download and stream multimedia |
| Data Security |
| Virus Scan |
Supports McAfee® |
| Local Display |
| HDMI/Audio |
Supported |
| DVB-T |
Supported |
| Others |
| Recycle Bin |
Supported |
| Web Disk |
Supported |
| UPS |
Supported |
