QNAP TS-419P II Review

Name: QNAP TS-419P II
Brand: QNAP

crmaris

on May 23rd, 2012,

in NAS.

Manufacturer: QNAP

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QPKG Software Packages

QPKGs are software packages which can be easily installed on the TS-419P II and further enrich its functions. 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 first has to be verified, to ensure it is free from malicious code and doesn't pose a threat to the data stored in the NAS. The installation is a breeze and the same applies to the uninstall process, too.

Below we will make a brief reference to most of the QPKGs currently listed at QNAP's relevant page.

	pyLoad: A full-featured download manager which allows you to download files from common one-clicking websites such as RapidShare or Megaupload, video sites (e.g. YouTube), or plain HTTP/FTP links.
	Gallery: Enables the management and publication of digital photographs and other media through a PHP-enabled web server.
	XMail: An Internet and intranet mail server with many features.
	PS3 Media Server: A DLNAMedia Server for the PS3 which is able to stream and transcode any kind of media files. Currently it is available only for the QNAP NAS with Intel x86 processors.
	iStat: CPU, memory, and disk usage monitoring.
	QUSBCam: Allows users to connect a UVC-compliant (USB Video Class) USB webcam to the QNAP NAS and with the help of the QNAP Surveillance Station implement a budget surveillance system.
	Mono: Provides .NET Framework environment to run ASP-based websites on Linux.
	Tomcat: Implements the Java Servlet and the JavaServer Pages (JSP) specifications from Sun Microsystems, and provides a "pure Java" HTTP web server environment for Java code to run. Currently is available only for QNAP NAS products with Intel x86 processors.
	phpMyAdmin: For handling the administration of MySQL over the Internet.
	Joomla, WordPress: For building webpages and blogs.
	Optware (IPKG): It allows the installation of IPKG software packages to the NAS.
	MLDonkey: Opens the "donkey" world to QNAP NAS devices.