1

Show Desktop

Click the button to minimize or restore all open windows.

2

Main Menu

Click the button to open the Main Menu panel on the left side of the desktop.

3

Search

1. Type keywords to locate settings, applications, and help content.

2. Click an entry in the search results to open the application, system utility, or Help Center window.

4

Background Tasks

• Hover over the button to see the number of ongoing background tasks. Examples of background tasks include file backup and multimedia conversion.

• Click the button to see the following details for each background task:

  • Task name

  • Task description

  • Progress (percentage of completion)

• Click to stop a task.

5

External Devices

• Hover over the button to view the number of external devices that are connected to the QNE device.

• Click the button to view the details for each connected device.

6

Event Notifications

• Hover over the button to see the number of recent errors and warnings.

• Click the button to view the following details for each event:

  • Event type

  • Description

  • Timestamp

  • Number of instances

• Click a list entry to view the related utility or application screen.

  Clicking a warning or error log entry opens the Event Log window.

• Click More>> to open QuLog Center.

• Click Clear All to delete all list entries.

7

Options

Click the profile picture to open the Options screen.

For details, see Options.

8

[USER_NAME]

Click the button to view the last login time and the following menu items:

• Options: Opens the Options window

  For details, see Options.

• Locate This Device: Sounds the audio alert so you can easily locate the device

• Restart: Restarts the QNE device

• Shutdown: Shuts down QNE and then powers off the device

  Tip:

  You can also power off the QNE device using any of the following methods:

  • Press and hold the power button for 1.5 seconds.

  • Open Qfinder Pro, locate the device in the list. Right click on the device and select Shut down Device.

• Logout: Logs the user out of the current session

9

More

Click the button to view the following menu items:

• Help: Opens the QNE Web Help page in a new browser tab.

• Language: Opens a list of supported languages and allows you to change the language of the operating system

• Desktop Preferences: Opens a list of display modes and allows you to select the mode based on your device type

• Customer Service: Opens the QNAP Customer Service page

• Data & Privacy: Opens the QNAP Privacy Policy page

• About: Displays the following information:

  • Operating system

  • Hardware model

  • Operating system version

10

Notice Board

Display all system notifications and the Getting Started Guide for system setup.

11

Dashboard

Click the button to display the dashboard.

For details, see Dashboard.

12

AMIZ Cloud Portal or myQNAPcloud

• In Cloud Management mode, this opens the AMIZ Cloud Portal website, where you can centrally deploy, monitor, and manage all your registered devices in the cloud.

• In Stand-alone mode, this opens the myQNAPcloud website, where you can remotely access your registered devices via the internet.