ZyXEL NSA320

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The NSA320 is a high performance home storage device and media server capable of handling simultaneous 1080p high-definition streams to different UPnP and DLNA-certified devices such as Microsoft XBOX360, Sony PS3 and DLNA TV in every room at home. The NSA320 features rich server technologies for multimedia sharing. Acting as an iTunes server, Squeeze Center, personal blog and photo album server, the NSA320 simplifies streaming and sharing multimedia on PCs, laptops and SqueezeBoxes. With the user-friendly installation wizard, it’s easy to manage and backup media files on the NSA320. You can also play music and slide shows directly from the NSA320 through the intuitive user interface integrated with a media player. The NSA320 allows you to create a music playlist to play on the background of your slide shows. A newly designed alphabetical search bar provides you with a more convenient way to search within thousands of songs, photos and videos stored on the NSA320. The NSA320 allows users to continuously download large files using eMule, Bit Torrent, FTP or HTTP services without powering on their PC. The auto-upload function enables NSA320 to automatically upload files stored in the NSA to FTP servers or other media sharing Web sites like Flickr and YouTube – a very efficient way to share files with friends and family. “Wake-on-LAN” enables users to turn on the NSA320 and access media files remotely anytime and anywhere, even when the device at home is powered off. In addition, with support for hibernation mode the internal hard disks in the NSA320 can automatically spin down when there is no data transmission after a period of time. With the power scheduling function, the NSA320 can be turned on or off automatically based on your usage patterns and needs to conserve power and expense.

Access, Share and Enjoy It Everywhere!

With the latest personal cloud feature of ZyXEL’s Media Servers, you can freely access, share and enjoy digital media contents through your smartphones and tablets with the Polkast app, no matter where you are!

Personal Cloud

The ZyXEL Media Server is more than just a central home media library! With the Polkast support, you can virtually take thousands of photos, videos and music with you, wherever you are.

Easy to Access

When you’re in the office, you can easily continue the unfinished presentation files that you’ve stored on the ZyXEL Media Server at home. Just click the Polkast app on your smartphone or tablet, and then you can easily access your home media server and continue working on the presentation files right away.

Enjoyment Everywhere

At the end of an exhausted working day, you may want to share some family photos or videos with your friends in a café. Just click the Polkast app on your smartphone or tablet, you can immediately enjoy photos, music and videos stored on the ZyXEL Media Server on your smartphone screen with just a few clicks. Everything is at your fingertips.

Share Easily

On a weekend, you go to a friend’s house-warming party. If you’d like to share your vacation travel photos, just click the Polkast app on your smartphone to immediately share the photos with friends with just a few taps. How about sharing beautiful scenes from a trip with your family when you’re still on the road? Take pictures or videos with your smartphone or tablet, and send it to your ZyXEL Media Server with Polkast. A few seconds later, your family can see the photos on Facebook, YouTube or Flickr.

Simple Setup

Enabling access to your personal data from anywhere is simple with ZyXEL. Just install the Polkast app* on your smartphone and/or tablet, register through the app, enable Polkast in your ZyXEL Media Server and you’re ready to roam freely with all the data at your finger tips. Check out how simple it is to enable Polkast on your ZyXEL Media Server!

*The app is available on the Polkast Web site at http://www.polkast.com/download/

Powerful HD Multimedia Streaming at Fingertips!

Powered by a 1.2GHz CPU and 512MB memory, the NSA320 2-Bay Power Media Server can provide faster speeds for large file transfer, backup and multimedia streaming to different UPnP- and DLNA-certified devices in every room at home.

Superior performance

With a powerful CPU and sufficient memory, the ZyXEL NSA320 2-Bay Power Media Server can quickly transfer, backup and stream large multimedia files at the same time. Its superior data read/write rate is up to four times faster than most generic network storage appliances. The NSA320 also handles multiple simultaneous 1080p high-definition streams to different UPnP and DLNA-certified devices such as Microsoft XBOX360, Sony PS3 and DLNA TV in every room at home.

Intuitive user interface integrated with media player

With the user-friendly installation wizard, it’s easy to manage and backup media files on the NSA320. You can also play music and slide shows directly from the NSA320 through the intuitive user interface integrated with a media player. The NSA320 allows you to create a music playlist to play on the background of your slide shows. A newly designed alphabetical search bar provides you with a more convenient way to search within thousands of songs, photos and videos stored on the NSA320.

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System Specifications

Network Protocol

  • CIFS/SMB for Windows
  • NFS for Linux and Unix
  • DHCP client
  • PPPoE

Network Application

  • Personal Cloud with Polkast support
  • Media server
    • DLNA 1.5 media server
    • UPnP AV server
    • iTunes server
    • SqueezeCenter support
    • Photo album server
  • Web server
    • FTP server
    • phpMyAdmin/MySQL/PHP
    • RSS client & server

Network Application Management

  • User & group management
  • Package Management for setting up applications
  • One-click-hosting sites download manager

Network Security

  • Support HTTPS and FTPES (FTP over explicit TLS/SSL)
  • Encrypted NSA to NSA remote replication
  • Encrypted NSA to external disk archive backup

Data Management

  • Backup support
    • One-touch copy/sync button for external USB-capable devices backup
    • Backup planner:
      • Instant/Scheduled backup
      • NSA to NSA synchronization/archive backup
      • NSA to external USB hard disk backup
  • Download/Upload support
    • Auto-download from FTP/HTTP/P2P download service
    • Scheduled download
    • One-Click hosting sites downloading
    • Auto-upload photos and videos to YouTube/Flickr/FTP server
  • File system support
    • Internal HDD: EXT4
    • External HDD: NTFS, EXT2, EXT3, FAT32, ReiserFS, XFS

System Management

  • RAID 0, 1, JBOD
  • Online firmware upgrade
  • Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.)

Power and Thermal Management

  • Power control:
    • Internal disk hibernation support
    • Scheduled power on/off/reboot
    • Wake-on-LAN support
    • System automatically resume after power outage
    • APC USB UPS monitoring and auto shutdown
  • Thermal management:
    • Smart fan speed control
    • High temperature alert/buzzer
    • Auto shutdown while high temperature

Minimum System Requirements

  • OS for utility: Windows XP/Vista/7 (32 & 64 bit)
  • Browser: IE 7.0+, Firefox 3.6+, Google Chrome 10+, Safari 5+

Hardware Specifications

  • Two 3.5″ SATA I/II hard disk interface supported
  • One Gigabit Ethernet RJ-45 connector
  • Three USB 2.0 ports
  • Buttons:
    • Power button
    • Copy/Sync button
    • Reset button
  • Smart fan design
  • Power consumption:
    • Access mode: 32.2 watt
    • Hard disk hibernation mode: 10 watt
  • Power supply:
    • Input: 100 ~ 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz
    • Output: 19 V DC; 3.42 A
  • Front Panel:

  • Rear Panel:

Physical Specifications

  • Item dimension(WxDxH): 108 x 205 x 147 mm (4.25″ x 8.07″ x 5.79″)
  • Item weight: 1,060g (2.34 lb.)
  • Packing dimension(WxDxH): 280 x 173 x 210 mm (11.02″ x 6.81″ x 8.27″)
  • Packing weight: 1,350g (2.98 lb.)

Environmental Specifications

  • Operating environment:
    • Temperature: 0ºC to 40ºC (32ºF to 104ºF)
    • Humidity: 0% to 95% (Non-condensing)
  • Storage environment:
    • Temperature: -30ºC to 70ºC (-22ºF to 158ºF)
    • Humidity: 0% to 95% (Non-condensing)

Certification

  • Safety: CE LVD, BSMI
  • EMC: CE, FCC class B, C-Tick, BSMI
  • Others: DLNA 1.5, UPnP, Windows 7

Package Contents

  • Media server (Hard disks not included)
  • Power adapter
  • Ethernet cable
  • Quick start guide
  • Support CD
  • Warranty card