QNAP Updates NAS Management Firmware to Version 3.2

The popularity of NAS servers is increasing everyday, with end-users looking for more storage and better ways to manage their digital content. Leading vendor of NAS solutions, QNAP has just announced the release of its new NAS management software, designed to enable users of its Intel-based Turbo NAS servers to take advantage of a better management interface. The new NAS management software version 3.2 comes with a couple of new features, while also enabling corporate customers to use the NAS as a storage server in virtualized and clustered infrastructure.

“The V3.2 firmware brings the advanced and competitive iSCSI solution, backup, and management features, which effectively offer a competitive and secure solution to serve administrators” said James Wu, product manager of QNAP Systems, Inc. “Besides, to increase its usability, the new 3.2 NAS management firmware also includes two new languages – Dutch and Czech, for its management interface. We've also made numerous improvements to make our business-class models more efficient to manage for administrators and lay a foundation for future improvements,” Mr. Wu added.

Already available for download, the new 3.2 firmware will be supported by the following QNAP models: TS-239 Pro, TS-439, TS-439U, TS-639 Pro, SS-439 Pro, SS-839 Pro, TS-509 Pro, TS-809 Pro, TS-809U, but only the Intel-based models. The new software will add Apple Time Machine support and backups to Amazon's S3 cloud storage platform. In addition, the new firmware will enable IT administrators to benefit from the DFS support (Share Folder Aggregation), user-list import and a Daylight Saving Time feature.

The firmware will add a number of other features, which you can take a better look at through the demo video below. As stated above, the software update is only for the company's Intel-based models and is available for download through this link.