QNAP HS-251 Fanless NAS Review 3

QNAP HS-251 Fanless NAS Review

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Apps or QPKGs, as QNAP used to call them, are software packages that can easily be installed to a QNAP NAS server, which increases its functionality. These packages are either developed by QNAP or by the Linux Open Source community. In order for a QPKG to be published in QNAP's official repository, it will first have to be verified to ensure it doesn't contain malicious code that could pose a threat to the data stored on the NAS. The installation and removal of such packages is done through App Center.

Asterisk: Asterisk is a software implementation of a PBX that allows attached telephones to call one another, and to connect to other telephone services, including PSTN and VoIP; it requires Optware QPKG.
Chrome for HD Station (Only for QNAP NAS servers compatible with HD Station): the QNAP NAS brings web content to your HDTV with the help of Chrome.
CloudLink: The best remote access service provided by my QNAPcloud, CloudLink allows you to connect to your device over the myQNAPcloud website.
CodexPack: CodexPack is an advanced and proprietary hardware transcoding technology developed by QNAP. It can significantly improve the performance for transcoding tasks created on your NAS (to check transcoding tasks, please go to “Control Panel” > “Application Services” > “Transcode Management”.) Please note that the current version only supports the HS-251, TS-x51, TS-x53 Pro series. It can also only be installed in HD Station.
Digital TV Station: A digital TV center, Digital TV Station allows you to watch live TV channels and recorded TV programs on the NAS. You can also set up schedules to record your favorite TV programs via the provided Electronic Program Guide (EPG). Note that a compatible USB TV tuner is required to use this function.
DJ Station: DJ Station is a live audio-streaming service. You can set up your personal radio station by creating custom playlists and broadcasting your favorite music to your friends on Facebook. DJ Station provides audio streaming by RTMP protocol, so you need to open both TCP port 80 and TPC port 1935 in a NAT environment.
eyeOS: An open source web desktop following the cloud computing concept of leveraging collaboration and communication amongst users, eyeOS acts as a platform for web applications written with the eyeOS Toolkit. It includes a Desktop environment with 67 applications and system utilities. Not only can it be accessed via a browser on the PC, it can also be accessed by portable devices via its mobile front-end.
Gallery: Use Gallery to manage and publish digital photographs and other media through a PHP-enabled web server.
Google Drive Sync: Access files and folders in your Google Drive with Google Drive Sync QPKG. Simply select a shared folder to synchronize with Google Drive, or use it as a backup destination.
HappyGet: With HappyGet, you can easily back YouTube and Vimeo videos and Facebook photos up to the Turbo NAS. It also supports music playlists and only requires Chrome
HybridDesk Station (Only for QNAP NAS servers that have the hardware to support it): HybridDesk Station provides a portal for users to install various TV applications, such as XBMC and Chrome, on a NAS attached to the TV through an HDMI port, which allows you to watch multimedia content on the NAS on your TV.
Image2PDF: This application allows you to convert images into one or more .pdf files.
iStat: CPU, memory, and disk-usage monitoring.
Joomla, WordPress: Use these to create webpages and blogs.
Logitech Media Server: An audio server designed to stream music to Logitech devices over a network, Logitech Media Server allows users to play their music collections from virtually anywhere with an Internet connection.
MLDonkey: ML Donkey opens the "donkey" world to QNAP NAS devices.
Multimedia Station: The Multimedia Station is a web-based application for viewing photos and playing the music and videos on the NAS over a web browser, and sharing files over such popular social networking sites such as Facebook, Plurk, Twitter, Blogger, etc.
Mono: Mono is a .NET Framework environment for ASP-based websites on Linux.
Music Station: Music Station is a web-based music player for your music collection on the NAS. Music on the NAS can be streamed over the network or locally via a USB speaker or USB sound card connected to the NAS. Music alarms can also be set to play at a scheduled time.
MyNAS for HD Station (Only for QNAP NAS servers compatible with HD Station): MyNas allows you to enter the local NAS administration web page should you want to view/change the NAS's functions and settings.
Notes Station: Create digital notebooks on the Turbo NAS' private cloud. You can also integrate files, photos, music clips, and videos stored on the NAS into these notes.
Optware (IPKG): Optware allows you to install IPKG software packages to the NAS.
Plex Media Server: Used to host content and plugins for streaming to Plex Media Center and Plex mobile app clients on the same machine, the same local area network, or over the Internet. Plex Media Server is the back-end media server component of Plex. This application is officially only available for QNAP NAS products with Intel x86 processors.
PS3 Media Server: A DLNAMedia Server for the PS3 that can stream and transcode any kind of media file.
phpMyAdmin: phpMyAdmin handles the administration of MySQL over the Internet.
Photo Station: A web album for you to organize and share photos and videos with your friends, family, and the world, Photo Station also allows you to share these photos by email. Publishing them to popular social networking websites, such as Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace, is also an option.
pyLoad: pyLoad, a fully featured download manager, allows you to download files off common one-clicking websites like RapidShare or Megaupload, other video sites (e.g. YouTube), or plain HTTP/FTP links.
QAirplay: Stream photos, music, and videos on your NAS to Apple TV. You may also use the mobile app Qfile to browse media content on the NAS, playing content on AirPlay-supported players.
QTS: Use QTS to enter the local NAS administration web page to view the NAS' functions and settings.
QUSBCam: QUSBCam allows users to connect a UVC-compliant (USB Video Class) USB webcam to the QNAP NAS for purposes of implementing a budget surveillance system with the help of QNAP Surveillance Station.
QiTuneAir: The iTunes Server alternative, QiTuneAir QPKG audio files stored on the Turbo NAS can be streamed on AirPlay-enabled players, like AirPort Express and Apple TV. You can also easily control music playback with an installation of the Remote app on iOS devices.
Signage Station: Signage Station provides applications with which you can manage access permissions to media content. It can also be used in conjunction with iArtist Lite to quickly create and publish online presentations.
Spotify: Spotify makes finding the right Music for any moment easy. There are millions of tracks on Spotify. So whether you're working out, partying, or relaxing, the right music is always at your fingertips. Choose what you want to listen to or let Spotify surprise you.
SuperMarioBros: A classic game, SuperMarioBros is now also available for QNAP NAS servers.
Surveillance Station: A professional network surveilance system and VMS (Video Management System) which can turn your NAS into a pro NVR (Network Video Recorder) system.
Surveillance Station (Local Display): By using the Surveillance Station's Local display, you can watch a live view or playback recordings of the Surveillance Station. Please note : You must have Surveillance Station 5 (or later) to use this app.
TappIn: TappIn by GlobalSCAPE allows users to safely access data directly through most operating systems, platforms, and mobile devices. TappIn's innovative secure cloud pathway eliminates the need to upload, sync, or pay for additional cloud storage. With TappIn safeguarding their content, QNAP Turbo NAS customers can safely access and share encrypted files of any size.
Tomcat: Tomcat implements Sun Microsystems' Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages (JSP) specifications, providing a "pure Java" HTTP web-server-based environment for Java code to run in. It is currently only available for QNAP NAS products with Intel x86 processors.
Transmission: An open source, volunteer-based BitTorrent client, Transmissions allows users to download and upload files.
TV Station: a digital TV center with which you can watch live TV channels and recorded TV programs on the NAS, TV Station can also be scheduled to record your favorite TV programs because it comes with an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) (a compatible USB TV tuner is required to use this function).
TwonkyMedia: DLNA-compliant UPnP AV server software available to all modern operating systems and mobile platforms, such as Android, TwonkyMedia can be used to share and stream media to most UPnP AV or DLNA-compliant clients and non-UPnP devices through its HTML-, RSS-, and JSON-supported front-ends.
Video Station: This tool allows you to stream your personal video collections online. Just upload your video collections to make them available anywhere. You can also share your video collections with family members or friends on social networking sites, such as Facebook, Twitter, and Google+.
Virtualization Station: Turns the NAS into an appliance server, which allows users to directly open data through the built-in virtualization platform.
XBMC for HybridDesk Station (Only for QNAP NAS servers compatible with HybridDesk Station): Open source (GPL) and free, XBMC is an award-winning entertainment hub for digital media. It can reproduce movies and music or open photos directly on your TV. Powered by XBMC, your QNAP NAS is transformed into your home-entertainment hub and media player!
XMail: an Internet and intranet mail server with many features.
YouTube for HybridDesk Station (Only for QNAP NAS servers compatible with HybridDesk Station): A YouTube browser for your NAS.
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