Efficient image search with AI photo management

TS-AI642 is the best photo and file storage center. Store and organize thousands of photos and find them anytime you want with powerful AI image recognition.

• QuMagie smart photo management

  By auto-organizing thousands of photos by People, Things, or Places, QuMagie creates AI albums for smarter filtering and faster searching.

  

• Qsirch fast file search

  As powerful as Google™, Qsirch allows you to find files faster and smarter by using keywords, color, and metadata. AI OCR image recognition technology recognizes and captures text inside images.

  

Smart surveillance

The TS-AI642 provides a professional surveillance NAS solution, compatible with 6,000+ IP cameras of 190+ brands and thousands of ONVIF network cameras. Full HD (1080p) surveillance video recordings of 2 cameras can be stored for 2 years.

• Build surveillance with affordable deployment costs

• Live surveillance monitoring, remote management, and smart AI

All-in-one surveillance

Say goodbye to expensive and complicated PC NVR. QNAP’s integrated surveillance NAS solution offers a or for flexible deployment based on your needs.

Connect to HDMI™ monitors

The TS-AI642 has dual HDMI™ output for direct surveillance video playback to two monitors, removing the need for a dedicated workstation.

Surveillance failover

Install the high-availability app to automatically takeover recording tasks if a QVR Pro server fails.

Live surveillance video monitoring

Monitor live feeds and receive alert event notifications from client applications on PCs or mobiles.

Large-scale central management

Centrally control up to 256 Surveillance NAS (licenses sold separately) in different locations via .

AI surveillance event search

Instead of manually searching through a whole day of event videos, helps you efficiently search through hundreds of hours of video recordings from hundreds of cameras to find specific events.

MP4 surveillance videos

Videos are saved using the non-proprietary MP4 video format.

1. The maximum number of channels supported varies by NAS model, network configuration, and camera settings. For more information, visit .
2. Continuous recording parameters: Full HD (1080p), 30 FPS, Medium Quality, H.264.

Next-generation 2.5G NAS with power-efficient ARM SoC 8-core processor

• Windows File Transfer (1x 2.5GbE)

  10 Gigabytes file transfer

  Windows Download 284 MB/s

  Windows Upload 283 MB/s

• Windows File Transfer (2x 1GbE)

  10 Gigabytes file transfer

  Windows Download 228 MB/s

  Windows Upload 228 MB/s

• SMB Sequential Throughput (1 x 10GbE)

  Windows Download 1118 MB/s

  Windows Upload 1141 MB/s

• SMB Sequential Throughput (2 x 10GbE)

  Windows Download 1460 MB/s

  Windows Upload 1452 MB/s

Tested in QNAP Labs. Figures may vary by environment.
Test Environment:
NAS : TS-AI642 with QXG-10G1T or QXG-10G2TB
OS : QTS 5.0.1
Volume type : 6 x Samsung 860 EVO 1TB, RAID 5
Client PC : Windows Server 2019 Standard, AMD EPYC 7232P 3.0GHz, DDR4 64GB, with LAN-10G2T-X55
IOmeter : 16MB, 30-sec ramp up time, 3-min seq. run time, 16 workers, 4-outstanding

Abundant I/O capabilities with PCIe expansion

The TS-AI642 has one PCIe Gen 3 x2 slot, allowing you to increase its application potential.

• 2.5/5/10GbE network card

  Enable lightning-fast throughput for bandwidth-demanding tasks (virtualization, massive data transmission, fast backup/restore).

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• QM2 card

  Add M.2 SSD caching, Edge TPU or 2.5GbE/10GbE network connectivity to the TS-AI642 for optimized performance and bandwidth.

  

• SATA storage expansion cards

  Designed for connecting a NAS to SATA 6Gb/s expansion units to attain up to petabyte-scale storage capacity.

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Simple Backup

Superior hardware performance with an to speed up backup/recovery tasks.

• Back up all your devices

• Remote Replication for NAS data

PC and Mac backup

Sync your computer files to NAS with Qsync. TS-AI642 also supports Time Machine for Mac computers.

File server backup

Supports multiple protocols such as Rsync, FTP and CIFS for backing up different file servers.

SaaS Business Backup Solution

Use Boxafe to easily back up Google™ Workspace and Microsoft 365® business account data.

Google Photos and WordPress backup

The exclusive MARS service enables backing up Google Photos and WordPress databases and files to NAS.

Back up data from one NAS to another NAS

Back up data on a local NAS to another remote NAS using . You can also deduplicate your backup using QuDedup to save time and storage space.

Back up NAS data to the Cloud

Hybrid Backup Sync supports mainstream public cloud services for backing up or syncing data from NAS to Cloud.

Cloud Storage Gateway

connects cloud object storage (Bucket) and back up data from NAS to the cloud.

Back up NAS snapshots

Use Snapshot Replica to back up to another NAS and recover when needed.

Multi-version snapshots mitigate ransomware threats

The TS-AI642 supports block-based snapshots that record the state of the system at any time. It helps protect data, which can be restored back to a specific point of time, greatly helping in mitigating the threat of ransomware.

• Volume and 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.

• Back up snapshots

  Multiply data protection by backing up snapshot files! Replicate volume/LUN snapshots in the TS-AI642 to a remote NAS (Snapshot Replica) by copying only the changes made. This helps save time & bandwidth, and can be run manually or on a scheduled basis.

Comprehensive security and privilege settings

The TS-AI642 is loaded with flexible privilege settings and security measures. Besides IP blocking, , HTTPS connection, there are more apps that help ensure optimal NAS protection against threats like malware and hackers.

• myQNAPcloud secures remote access

  myQNAPcloud allows convenient connection to the TS-AI642 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-AI642 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.

• Superior security with 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-AI642 as a VPN server, and WireGuard® VPN service with an easy-to-use interface for setting up a secure connection.

• Security Counselor

  A security portal for the TS-AI642 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-AI642 using the latest malware definitions. If infected files are detected, they will be immediately removed to ensure NAS data security.

The best file storage and collaboration center

The TS-AI642 integrates rich apps for storing, managing, synchronizing, searching, and archiving files. It supports SMB/CIFS, AFP, and NFS protocols for streamlined file sharing across Windows®, Mac®, and Linux®/UNIX®, and provides the smartest NAS solution for professionally managing your files.

• File Station

  Manage, access, and share all the files in the TS-AI642 and view snapshots files – all from your web browser. You can also easily mount remote NAS folders and cloud storage.

• Qsync

  Make any file uploaded to a TS-AI642 available to linked devices, such as computers, laptops and mobile devices. You can sync shared folders and team folders for group file sharing to enhance the flexibility of team projects and collaboration.

• Qfiling

  Automate your file organization ─ all you need to do is categorize files, set a schedule, and Qfiling will do the rest. Qfiling also enables smart recycling that instantly moves filtered files to the Recycle Bin.

• Free exFAT support

  exFAT is a file system that supports files up to 16EB and is optimized for flash storage (such as SD cards and USB devices) - helping accelerate large media file transfer and sharing.

Flexible and economical storage expansion

QNAP provides easy ways to expand your storage capacity. Here are several ways to expand your TS-AI642 storage as needed to accommodate data and business growth.

• Attach QNAP expansion enclosures

  Connect expansion enclosures to the TS-AI642, and manage NAS storage expansion with the user-friendly Storage & Snapshots Manager app.

• Mount cloud storage or remote file servers

  Mount cloud storage or remote file servers to expand the capacity of the TS-AI642 while also centrally managing files on the NAS, cloud storage, and remote devices.

• Migrate to a new NAS

  Install your NAS hard drives into a larger QNAP NAS and retain all your existing data and configurations.

• Upgrade RAID capacity

  Hot-swap lower-capacity drives with larger-capacity drives to expand your NAS capacity so it can grow with your business.

More productivity-boosting applications

The TS-AI642 provides an App Center that includes feature-rich apps to expand your NAS potential!

• Notification Center

  Consolidates all system events, alerts, and notifications for smooth and easy NAS management, keeping you always informed of your NAS status.

• QmailAgent

  The best email backup solution that allows you to easily backup/recover and manage multiple email accounts in their native format with strong security and data integrity.

• QuFTP

  The TS-AI642 can perform as an FTP server featuring SSL/TLS encryption, QoS bandwidth controls, and permission settings for efficiently and securely transferring large amounts of data. FTP Client is also supported.

A health check for your hard drives

Hard drives are at the heart of your NAS, and ensuring their long-term health and reliability is absolutely crucial. QNAP provides various methods and tools to help you monitor hard drive health, ensuring that you can take proactive decisions to safeguard your data and files.

• S.M.A.R.T. and back block scanning

  If any of the S.M.A.R.T. values are reported as abnormal, or bad blocks are detected, you can take early action and replace drives before potential data loss occurs.

• DA Drive Analyzer

  The DA Drive Analyzer leverages ULINK cloud-based AI to predict the expected lifespan of drives, assisting you in planning future drive replacements to protect against NAS downtime and data loss.

• Seagate® IronWolf™ Health Management

  When using supported IronWolf™ or IronWolf Pro™ hard drives, overall system reliability is improved by providing you with actionable prevention, intervention, and recovery options.

Extend hardware warranty up to 5 years

The TS-AI642 is backed by a 3-year warranty at no additional cost. You can also purchase a warranty extension that extends your warranty coverage up to 5 years.