What's New in QTS

Version

Major New Features and Enhancements

QTS 4.5.4

We have added the following new features and enhancements for this release to further ensure data and device security.

  • App Center now checks for available updates every day and automatically installs required updates by default.

  • QTS now automatically disables applications that are not updated and that do not meet the minimum version requirements.

  • QTS now displays a message to remind users to disable the default "admin" account and to create another administrator account.

  • QTS now enables the default "admin" account and resets its password when users press the Reset button on the NAS for three seconds. Nevertheless, to ensure device security, we recommend disabling the "admin" account and using a new administrator account after you finish resetting the system.

  • UPnP Discovery Service is now disabled by default.

  • Users can now manually specify the time interval and the maximum number of failed login attempts in Control Panel.

  • QTS now displays a message to remind users to enable 2-step verification.

  • Storage & Snapshots now always reserves one snapshot from each time interval when Smart Snapshot Space Management and Smart Versioning are both enabled even when available space is less than 32 GB.

  • Users can now import custom root certificates to certify the SSL certificate of a server that the NAS needs to access.

  • Modified the network connection behaviors of containers.

  • Added support for Content Security Policy HTTP header.

Other new features and enhancements:

  • Improved the user interface of Advanced Search in QuLog Center.

  • Added support for displaying the total connection time of online users.

  • All users in the administrator group can now use and manage VJBOD.

  • All users in the administrator group can now use and manage Snapshot Replica.

  • File Station now supports displaying thumbnail previews for PDF files.

QTS 4.5.3

  • QTS now supports a maximum of 4TB SSD cache on ARM 64-bit models.

  • QTS now supports up to 100,000 shared links for files or folders.

  • Users in the administrator group can now manage all shared links.

  • App Center now automatically installs required updates by default.

  • Added support for customizing the HTTP response header "Server".

  • Added support for using SNMP with IPv6.

  • Improved the user interface design for QTS web installation.

  • To enhance device security, QTS now automatically checks SQL Server password and disables the service if users still use the default password. Web Server service is now disabled by default.

QTS 4.5.2

  • QTS now supports single-root input/output virtualization (SR-IOV) and automatically displays SR-IOV device information if your NAS model and expansion card both support SR-IOV.

  • QTS now supports QuFirewall, a firewall utility that monitors and controls network traffic to protect the NAS from malicious cyber attacks.

  • Storage & Snapshots now supports displaying the supported bus types of SSD slots.

  • Network & Virtual Switch now supports auto-negotiation between various network speeds (1 GbE, 2.5 GbE, 5 GbE, 10 GbE) for the Intel X550 network adapter to provide backward compatibility.

  • Users can now enable or disable Console Management in Control Panel.

  • Users can now manually specify a bucket name when creating a cloud volume/LUN if their privileges do not allow for browsing the bucket list.

  • Increased the maximum number of local users to 16000.

  • Added support for the TR-10xCT series.

QTS 4.5.1

  • QTS now supports QuLog Center, which replaces System Logs and allows for centralized log management of system events, system access, and online user status on your devices.

  • Hybrid Backup Sync 3 (HBS 3) now replaces Backup Station as the built-in backup application.

  • QTS now provides Console Management, a command-line interface that supports log viewing, app management, license activation, and other operations via SSH.

  • QTS now supports TL series SAS JBOD enclosures.

  • QTS now indicates whether a device supports Intel QuickAssist Technology.

  • Virtualization Station now supports live migration. Users can now migrate a running virtual machine while ensuring the continuity of services.

  • Storage & Snapshots now supports displaying disk health information for Seagate IronWolf SSDs in Seagate IHM (IronWolf Health Management).

  • Added support for joining the NAS (x86 models) to Azure Active Directory Domain Service via site-to-site VPN.

For details on new features and enhancements, go to https://www.qnap.com/en/release-notes/.