QNAP TS-253E 2-Bay NAS Enclosure

This NAS enclosure integrates with your network through two 2.5G Ethernet ports. It uses the QTS 5.0.1 operating system, which features enhanced security, integrated artificial intelligence for image recognition, and support for a variety of applications.

General Features

Performance

The TS-253E is powered by a 2 GHz Intel Celeron J6412 quad-core processor, which has a burst frequency of 2.6 GHz, alongside 8GB of onboard memory.

Long-Term Availability

The TS-253E will be available and supported by QNAP for an extended period, up to 2029, making it ideal for MSP, SI, and other IT-related businesses requiring matching NAS models at multiple locations for long-term projects.

USB Connectivity

2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A (10 Gb/s)
2 x USB 2.0 Type-A (480 Mb/s)

Dual 4K HDMI Outputs

Featuring integrated Intel UHD Graphics, the TS-253E supports H.264 hardware decoding and real-time transcoding. Each of the dual HDMI outputs support up to 3840 x 2160 resolution 4K displays at 30 Hz, providing great benefits for applications like surveillance, video production, industrial design, and professional photography.

Intel OpenVINO AI Engine

With integrated Intel OpenVINO AI computing resources, the TS-253E accelerates AI image recognition performance without impacting other applications or services. QNAP AI Core primarily works with the QuMagie application.

Encryption

The Intel 256-bit AES-NI encryption engine boosts encryption performance while maintaining the confidentiality of NAS data.

QTS 5.0.1

Comprehensive Backup & Recovery

PC / Laptop Backup

For Windows, install NetBak Replicator to back up your PC to QNAP NAS. In macOS, just set up the built-in Time Machine to secure your data.

Remote Backup for NAS

Hybrid Backup Sync makes it easy to back up data from a TS-253E to another QNAP NAS or remote server.

VM Backup

Enjoy license-free VMware and Hyper-V VM backup with source-side incremental backup, global deduplication, and recovery compression.

SaaS backup

Safeguard enterprise cloud data by backing up/syncing files, emails, calendars, and contacts from Google Workspace and Microsoft Office 365 to the NAS.

Cloud Backup for NAS

Hybrid Backup Sync supports mainstream cloud storage for NAS data backup. For backup to object cloud storage, VJBOD Cloud is especially useful to reduce bandwidth usage and backup time.

QuDedup Technology

Hybrid Backup Sync eliminates redundant data at the source and then backs up the deduplicated data, helping to save time and storage costs while providing efficient multi-version backups.

WordPress Backup

Multi-Version Snapshots

Volume & LUN Snapshots

Take snapshots in seconds and revert the entire volume/LUN back to a specific point in time to prevent loss of important data.

Instantly Restore Snapshots

Snapshot content can be quickly restored to a local NAS, or restored on a folder/file basis to a local/remote NAS or cloud storage. You can also conveniently view and restore snapshots from the client side.

Backup Snapshots

Hosting Virtual Machines & Containers

Virtualization Station

Run multiple Windows, Linux, UNIX, Android, and QuTScloud virtual machines and access them via a web browser or Virtual Network Computing (VNC). Businesses can run virtualized server applications on a single NAS without needing additional physical servers.

Container Station

Experience Docker, LXD, and Kata Containers lightweight virtualization technologies, download apps from the built-in Docker Hub Registry, import/export containers, and create abundant microservices.

Linux Station

Comprehensive Security & Privilege Settings

myQNAPcloud

myQNAPcloud allows convenient connection to the TS-253E through the internet without any complex DDNS settings. To ensure your remote access service is secure, myQNAPcloud strengthens keys on SSL Certificates to 2048-bits.

Simplified Privilege Settings

The TS-253E supports comprehensive access right settings for shared folders, Azure Active Directory Domain Services (Azure AD DS), LDAP, and Windows ACL to help IT staff efficiently manage user accounts and access rights for multiple NAS systems.

QuFirewall Protection

Supports IPv6, firewall access lists, and GeoIP filtering to restrict access based on geographical locations for higher NAS network security.

QVPN

A virtual private network (VPN) allows secure access to network resources and services across public networks. QVPN supports creating a VPN client, using the TS-253E as a VPN server, and WireGuard VPN service with an easy-to-use interface for setting up a secure connection.

QuWAN SD-WAN

To facilitate digital transformation, multi-site expansion, and remote working, QuWAN SD-WAN helps automatically mesh multi-site VPN. It features IPsec encryption and cloud-centric management, allowing secure multi-site network including QNAP NAS and VMware ESXi platforms.

Security Counselor

A security portal for the TS-253E to check for weaknesses and offer recommendations for enhancing NAS security. It also integrates anti-virus and anti-malware scanning software.

Malware Remover

Regularly scan your TS-253E using the latest malware definitions. If infected files are detected, they will be immediately removed to ensure NAS data security.

TeamViewer Remote Access

The TeamViewer app enables remote management and connectivity to multiple NAS devices from Windows PCs with a high level of safety, while increasing IT efficiency and end user productivity. ]