The TS-453Be features a simple physical design that can easily fit into office and home environments. It provides a PCIe port that can boost its functionality: a QNAP QM2 expansion card can be installed to add M.2 SSD caching/10GbE connectivity and support for Qtier auto-tiering technology or a compatible wireless card can be installed to use the TS-453Be as a wireless access point. The TS-453Be also supports dual-channel 4K H.264/H.265 processing to provide a smooth media viewing experience on all connected devices. In addition a wide range of productivity tools are available for use on the TS-453Be to improve work efficiency for media creators or creative professionals while also enriching their multimedia experience.N/AN/A- The PCIe port supports installing a 10GbE network card a QM2 dual-port M.2 SSD/10GbE card a USB 3.1 10Gbps card or a compatible PCIe wireless adapter.N/A- 4K media playback and online transcoding; multimedia viewing on HDTV via HDMI outputN/A- Snapshots fully record the system status and data. If files are accidentally deleted or modified you can quickly restore the previously-recorded data.N/A- Hybrid Backup Sync consolidates backup and sync tasks into a single app.N/A- Secure private cloud solution with high storage scalability.N/A- Supports containerized applications and hosting multi-OS virtual machines.N/AN/AExtend NAS functionalities with the PCIe slotN/AN/AWith PCIe expansion the TS-453Be provides flexibility in extending NAS functionality and potential applications. Install a QNAP QM2 card to provide M.2 SSD caching/10GbE connectivity or use the TS-453Be as a wireless access point by installing a compatible wireless network card (ex. QNAP QW-AC2600) or boost the USB connectivity of the TS-453Be by installing a USB 3.1 10Gbps card.N/AN/AIntel Celeron J3455 quad-core 1.5GHz CPU with AES-NI EncryptionN/AN/APowered by an Intel Celeron J3455 quad-core 1.5GHz processor (burst up to 2.3 GHz) 2GB/4GB DDR3L RAM (up to 8GB) dual Gigabit LAN ports and supporting SATA 6Gb/s hard drives the TS-453Be provides dependable performance of up to 225 MB/s read/write speeds. The TS-453Be features Intel AES-NI hardware-accelerated encryption to drive transfer speeds of up to 225 MB/s with AES 256-bit encryption for both full NAS volumes and shared folders boosting system performance while ensuring the security of sensitive data stored in the TS-453Be.N/AN/AProtect data with snapshotsN/AN/ASnapshots help protect your data by fully recording the NAS system state and metadata. If a file is accidentally deleted or modified you can use snapshots to quickly restore the file to its previously-recorded state. QNAP snapshots are block-based and only record the changed data. Not only does this save storage space but also reduces the time required to back up and restore data. The TS-453Be supports up to 1024 snapshots per NAS and up to 256 snapshots per volume or LUN.N/AN/AReal-time video transcodingN/AN/AFeaturing advanced 9th-generation Intel HD Graphics the TS-453Be supports dual-channel 4K H.264/H.265 hardware decoding and real-time transcoding allowing you to convert videos to universal file formats that can be smoothly played on multiple devices*. Therefore you can easily share movies and videos stored on your NAS with family and friends for their enjoyment on a range of devices. The QNAP RM-IR004 remote control (sold separately) can be configured using QButton to customize the actions of individual buttons providing a more convenient NAS experience.N/AN/AMultiple ways to enjoy videosN/AN/AQNAP provides a wide range of multimedia applications for you to easily enjoy photos music and videos.N/AN/AQVHelper allows users to stream media files or music playlists from a QNAP NAS to VLC player.N/AN/AQmedia allows music photos and videos to be effortlessly streamed to Android TVs or set-top boxes.N/AN/AVideo HD is a free KODI add-on that combines KODI's streaming and video decoding capabilities and fully supports Video Station's features.N/AN/AMultiply your productivityN/AN/AThe app-driven QTS operating system provides solutions for simplifying file backup management search and more. With File Station you can view and manage your files not only from NAS but also from multiple storage devices; the OCR Converter allows you to extract text from images; Qfiling helps automate file organization and Qsirch helps quickly find files.N/AN/ACentralized File ManagementN/AN/AUse File Station to directly access files on USB devices - including optical disc drives. Files from different devices can be easily viewed and managed on a single interface.N/AN/AFile DigitizationN/AN/AOCR Converter extracts text from images helping to boost productivity and making it easier to find files.N/AN/ASmart FilingN/AN/AQfiling automates file organization. Files are automatically archived into folders based on your settings.N/AN/AFull-text SearchN/AN/AQsirch quickly finds images music videos documents emails and other files.N/AN/AMulti-point backup and accessN/AN/AWith integrated data backup restoration and synchronization Hybrid Backup Sync helps you easily backup or synchronize data on the TS-453Be to other QNAP NAS USB storage (one touch copy) or cloud storage. With Qsync you can also access your NAS files from PCs laptops or mobile devices connected with the TS-453Be at any time.N/AN/ANAS as a Multi-OS PlatformN/AN/AVirtualization Station and Container Station provide comprehensive solutions for creating virtualized environments to improve business IT infrastructure workflows and productivity.N/AN/AVirtualization StationN/AN/AVirtualization Station allows you to run multiple Windows Linux UNIX and Android virtual machines on the TS-453Be. You can use Virtual Network Computing (VNC) through a browser to manage the VMs. Virtualization Station is ideal for organizations to run multiple applications on a single NAS.N/AN/AContainer StationN/AN/AContainer Station integrates LXC and Docker lightweight virtualization technologies. You can download apps from the built-in Docker Hub to easily import/export container apps and manage access control enjoying the benefit of easy installation transferability and high-efficiency.N/AN/ASupports 360-degree panorama photos and videosN/AN/AQNAP NAS now supports the popular 360-degree panorama recording format! By clicking the 360-degree panorama display button these photos and videos will be displayed as 360-degree panorama media files. The QNAP mobile apps Qfile Qphoto and Qvideo also support 360-degree format viewing.N/AN/AWhole new QVR Pro surveillance solutionN/AN/AQNAPs new QVR Pro surveillance solution allows you to arrange a dedicated independent storage space for surveillance data on TS-453Be and leverage the advantages of scalability and storage manageability from QTS. With QVR Pro camera management storage space allocation camera live view and playback become more easily. You can also use QVR Pro Clients mobile app to monitor anytime or use a USB webcam as an ONVIF network camera with the QUSBCam2 app.N/AN/AComprehensive surveillance solution for 24/7 monitoringN/AN/ASurveillance Station provides an intelligent video management system to assist in managing real-time monitoring video & audio recording and playback with a wide range of customizable settings to safeguard your physical environment. You can use the Vmobile mobile app to manage the monitored channels at anytime and anywhere or install the Vcam mobile app to turn your device into a network camera to instantly record to your NAS.N/AN/AFlexible and economical storage expansionN/AN/AYou need an easy solution to increase storage capacity when running out of space. QNAP provides several ways to expand your NAS storage as needed to accommodate data and business growth.N/AN/AUpgrade RAID CapacityN/AN/AHot swap lower-capacity drives with larger-capacity drives so that your QNAP NAS can grow with your business.N/AN/AAttach Expansion EnclosuresN/AN/AConnect a UX-800P or UX-500P expansion enclosure and use the QTS Storage & Snapshots Manager to easily handle NAS capacity expansion.N/AN/AVJBODN/AN/AUse VJBOD (Virtual JBOD) to expand your storage capacity by using the unused storage of other QNAP NAS. Up to 8 QNAP NAS can be mounted as local disks on the TS-453Be.N/AN/AMigrate to a New NASN/AN/AInstall your NAS hard drives into a larger QNAP NAS and retain all your existing data and configurations.